DEADLY NEW YORK SNOWSTORM KILLS FIVE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 11:32

A 'lake-effect' snow storm produces a wall of snow over Lake Erie, Buffalo

At least five people have died in New York after a huge storm dumped 5ft (1.5m) of snow in parts of the state.

The city of Buffalo was forecast to get 6ft (1.8m) later on Wednesday with another storm due to wreak more chaos.

The storm was blamed for five deaths in New York state - one in a car crash, one trapped in a car and three from heart attacks,

Temperatures across all 50 US states plummeted to freezing, and there were several snow-related deaths elsewhere.

"We have tried to get out of our house, and we are lucky to be able to shovel so we can open the door," said Linda Oakley ,a resident of Buffalo.

"We're just thinking that in case of an emergency we can at least get out the door," she added. "We can't go any further."

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