{"id":1786893,"date":"2022-12-26T09:33:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T14:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1786893"},"modified":"2022-12-26T09:33:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T14:33:48","slug":"futuristic-scenes-as-buffalo-freezes-over-at-least-16-people-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/futuristic-scenes-as-buffalo-freezes-over-at-least-16-people-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Futuristic Scenes As Buffalo Freezes Over, At Least 16 People Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffuturistic-scenes-as-buffalo-freezes-over-at-least-16-people-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1786893&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This may not be the time to insist on global warming to the people of Buffalo, New York, where the freezing temperatures over the weekend have left houses covered in ice, and at least 16 people reportedly died from the frozen weather.<\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/deadly-blizzard-deemed-worst-45-years-paralyzes-greater-buffalo-ny-2022-12-26\/?taid=63a9a0ad55e0a20001a852f5&#038;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&#038;utm_medium=trueAnthem&#038;utm_source=twitter\">reports<\/a> stated that the blizzard that hit Buffalo was the worst to hit the city in 45 years; in 1977, a blizzard struck the city that killed nearly 30 people. Although the blizzard that struck the city ended on Christmas morning, emergency situations persisted. Sixteen people were reported dead with expectations that the number would increase.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">16 dead in severe winter storm that caused whiteout in Buffalo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WFUNWCunNu\">https:\/\/t.co\/WFUNWCunNu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/di6s5mfltE\">pic.twitter.com\/di6s5mfltE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7NY\/status\/1607355823025537024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not asking. I\u2019m not pleading. I\u2019m telling you: Get off the roads right now in the City of Buffalo,\u201d Buffalo mayor Byron Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/buffalonews.com\/news\/local\/17-dead-desperation-grows-on-buffalo-blizzard-day-3-not-the-christmas-that-we-wanted\/article_c6420664-849b-11ed-9e23-c3028c631897.html#tracking-source=home-top-story\">told<\/a> WBEN radio. \u201cYou are adding to the problem if you are driving in Buffalo. People are dying in cars. That\u2019s the reality of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because of the frozen roads, ambulances had a difficult time reaching some people suffering from medical emergencies. Over 20,000 people reportedly lost power during the storm.<\/p>\n<p>More than 29,000 households still had no power, 20,000 of them in Buffalo alone. Some power substations were frozen over; one even had an 18-foot snow drift blocking it.<\/p>\n<p>Harrowing scenes of frozen buildings could be seen on social media.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Wild scene from Buffalo as homes are fully covered in ice<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Buffalo?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Buffalo<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NY?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jaw dropping video shows houses covered in ice homes near the water were encased in ice and dripping with icicles from Powerful winds and strong waves from Lake Erie <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9GFeEhE6u\">pic.twitter.com\/q9GFeEhE6u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1606818493063696387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICE ENCAPSULATION INSANITY at the Buffalo Waterfront. Need crampons bad to dominate this slippery terrain. Looks like scenes from the movie Day After Tomorrow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EAfuoBRInl\">pic.twitter.com\/EAfuoBRInl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReedTimmerAccu\/status\/1607128672477270016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Global warming in Buffalo NY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BaG7RIFcDd\">pic.twitter.com\/BaG7RIFcDd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Fischer \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@realJoelFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realJoelFischer\/status\/1607236897859854340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Buffalo Police Department\u2019s Ferry-Fillmore district station welcomed people to warm themselves, as did Cleveland Hill High School, where roughly 200 people came.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is heartbreaking that people are driving,\u201d Brown said, adding that some people were \u201cout sightseeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a major disaster. It is not the Christmas that we wanted,\u201d Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said. He also said that that with conventional snow-removal equipment was unable to clear some snow drifts, which rose as high as eight feet.<\/p>\n<p>The Buffalo Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuffaloPoliceDepartment\">issued a statement<\/a> over the weekend reading:<\/p>\n<p><em>As another reminder, the City of Buffalo remains under a citywide travel ban until further notice. ONLY essential personnel should be on the roadways at this time. If you know someone who is stranded in their vehicle, immediately call 911 and report their location, do not attempt to get to them. Those driving during the travel ban are only endangering the lives of the first responders answering legitimate 911 emergency calls and DPW crews clearing roadways.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This may not be the time to insist on global warming to the people of Buffalo, New York, where the freezing temperatures over the weekend have left houses covered in ice, and at least 16 people reportedly died from the frozen weather. 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