'Blizzard of the century': Life safety remains focus as deaths reach 28 in Buffalo Niagara

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Source: Buffalo News

Even as some driving bans were lifted Monday as road conditions slowly improved and power was restored to more homes, the tone among Erie County, Buffalo and state officials stayed somber as the blizzard's devastating toll took its place in Western New York history.

At least 28 people have died in Erie and Niagara counties due to the blizzard, including 20 in the City of Buffalo, officials from across Western New York have confirmed.

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As of Monday evening, driving bans were still in effect for the cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna as well as Cheektowaga. Poloncarz said late Monday that the Buffalo ban would continue through Tuesday but the edicts for Lackawanna and Cheektowaga would be reexamined Tuesday morning.

The ban was lifted for the rest of Erie County's municipalities, replaced instead with driving advisories. The Amherst driving ban was set to expire at 7 p.m. Monday.

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[Roy Rolling]

1. An Inconvenience for Some

It was inconvenient for some and deadly for others. It matters less who you are than where you are.

[randr]

2. The Century is too young for the classification

[NullTuples]

3. Mother Nature: Century? Bah - climate chaos is the new norm, get used to it.

Or, you know...CHOOSE TO STOP F*CKING UP THE ATMOSPHERE.