WESTERN NEW YORK BRACES FOR FLOODING AFTER RECORD SNOW STORM (PHOTOS, VIDEO) (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Sunday, November 23, 2014, 23:02

This aerial photo obtained courtesy of the Erie County Sheriff's Office shows the snowbound interchange of I-90 and Route 219 on November 20, 2014 in Orchard Park, NY. (AFP Photo/Erie County Sheriff's Office)

After a huge snowstorm struck the state of New York covering it with up to 2 meters of snow it took emergency services several days to clear the mess. Now authorities fear the melting snow could cause major flooding in the area.

More than 775 members of the New York National Guard were deployed in Erie County and Buffalo on Sunday to help emergency workers with flood prevention operations, Reuters reports.

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