Police and National Guard members were going door-to-door Wednesday to check on residents of some Buffalo neighborhoods following the deadly Christmas blizzard that dropped about 55 inches of snow (140 cm) on New York's second largest city.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec 28 - Police and National Guard members were going door-to-door Wednesday to check on residents of some Buffalo neighborhoods following the deadly Christmas blizzard that dropped about 55 inches of snow on New York's second largest city.
"We are fearful that there are people who are not doing well, or who may have perished," Poloncarz said during a news briefing Wednesday. A driving ban remained in effect for Buffalo with military and New York City police officers called in to wave cars off the road and turn away traffic trying to enter the city.
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