At one point, all fire trucks in the city of Buffalo were stranded. Crews from New Jersey were be deployed Monday night.
Heavy equipment and nearly two dozen officials left NJ Monday night and headed to Buffalo. Janice Yu has details.Heavy equipment and nearly two dozen officials left New Jersey Monday night and headed to dig Buffalo out of thisThe death toll in the Buffalo region has risen to 27. Officials expect that number to increase as their rescue missions continue.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz described the blizzard as "the worst storm probably in our lifetime" and warned there may be more dead. Some people, he noted, were stranded in their cars for more than two days.The team is made up of mostly firefighters from across the state. This is actually the team's first ever snow mission .
took off Monday and is now in Erie County. Video footage shows them getting ready to deploy at Christopher Morely Park in the morning.All of the aid teams from our area will be joining others to help first responders, many of whom have been struggling to reach those who need help.
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