National Guard checks homes in Buffalo for storm victims

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The National Guard is going door to door in parts of Buffalo and its suburbs to check on people who lost power during western New York’s deadliest winter storm in decades. Authorities are fac…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JENNIFER PELTZ

“We are fearful that there are individuals who may have perished, living alone, or people who are not doing well,” he said. Eubanks, 63, relied on an oxygen machine. With the power out in her home and emergency responders unable to answer calls amid the blizzard, Parker said, he and his stepbrother drove through the snow Saturday to rescue her themselves. She collapsed as they led her to a car, he said.

After they realized she was gone, Purdy and his fiancee sheltered her body until first responders showed up with plows the next day. Buffalo Niagara International Airport, which the storm had closed for days, reopened Wednesday, though the airport’s website listed almost all scheduled flights as canceled or delayed.

Though suburban roads and most major highways in the area reopened Tuesday, there was still a driving ban in Buffalo, and state and military police were assigned to enforce it. Poloncarz, the Erie County executive and a Democrat, said the goal was to have at least one lane on every street open by Wednesday evening.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

 

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