The death toll from the blizzard that covered most of the United States of America on the eve of Catholic Christmas, as of Tuesday, December 27, is already more than 60 people. BBC reports at least 62 victims of storm-related incidents, while CNBC reports 64.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has confirmed that at least 28 people have died due to bad weather in his city alone.. The snowfall has taken on a special strength in Erie County, New York, where this community is located.. The total death toll there is 33, including Buffalo.. Other deaths were recorded in the states of Vermont, Ohio, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas and Colorado..

In addition, thousands of people are left without power as a result of blackouts, including more than four thousand residents of Buffalo, where at the peak of the storm this figure reached 20 thousand. As noted, power engineers are steadily eliminating power outages.

A " Vehicle bans have been introduced in some areas of Buffalo, but 'many people' are still hindering efforts. There were also several cases of looting amid the emergency..

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The US National Weather Service said that due to the storm, wind gusts reach approximately 30-50 km / h, and the snowfall rate in parts of New York State is 2.5-5 centimeters per hour..

The organization warned that such conditions would make it much more difficult for road workers to clear paths..

In the morning, weather forecasters predicted that in some western areas of the state of New York, about 20 cm of snow could still fall, and up to 12.5 in Buffalo. Then some warming is expected.

New York Gov. Kathy Hokul called this storm the "

Recall that just two days ago, 16 deaths were reported as a result of a storm that began in the United States..