Death toll rises to 31 as 'deadly cold' storm hits US

"It's like going to a war zone," says New York Gov. Cathy Hochol, who lives in Buffalo.

 

A severe winter storm has gripped the US and at least 31 people have lost their lives so far.

 According to the French news agency AFP, due to the heavy snowfall and severe cold, Christmas Day was a worry for millions of Americans.Hurricane Ian kills 23 in Florida, damages billions of dollars Scenes of record snowfall in Moscow in photos.America: Winter's 'Severe Storm', 1.5 Million Citizens Without Power.

 Buffalo, New York's second largest city at the time Buffalo, the second largest city in New York, is currently in a critical situation where a snow storm has engulfed the city.

 Eight feet (2.4 m) of snow is falling in Buffalo and there are power outages.  In these situations, rescue personnel are unable to reach the most affected areas.

 He told reporters on Sunday evening that residents were still facing an "extremely life-threatening situation".  He warned people to stay indoors.

More than 200,000 people in several eastern states celebrated Christmas without power and many had their holiday travel plans cancelled.

 Heavy snowfall has affected Christmas cheer.  (Photo: AFP)The storm closed the country's major highways and canceled thousands of flights just days before Christmas.

 Thirty-one deaths have been confirmed in nine states, including four fatalities due to the severe cold 

New York Governor Kathy Hochol said that the blizzard of 2022 will be talked about not only today, but for generations.  This storm has surpassed the historic blizzard of 1977 in intensity.

 

 Hundreds of flights have also been canceled due to the blizzard.  (Photo: AFP)

 More than 2,400 U.S. flights were canceled Sunday because of the storm, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com.  Also, around 3,500 flights were canceled on Saturday and 6,000 on Friday.

 Airports including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit and New York were stranded on Christmas Day.

 About 1.7 million people were without power on Saturday, according to Project PowerOutage.US, which reports on the power situation in the United States.