State of emergency declared in New York due heavy snowfall, Death tall rises to 34 in the county

New York Governor Cathy Hochul has urged President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency as the heavy snowfall due to the storm has engulfed the city in 4 feet of snow.

As a result of the historic snow storm that hit parts of the US and Canada on December 22, New York Governor Cathy Hochul urged President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency. In a statement from Hochul, it has been said that due to the Arctic storm, the people of western New York have faced a lot of trouble. New York City has so far recorded 28 weather-related deaths, while the area around Buffalo has been hardest hit. It's going into a war zone, and the vehicles on the side of the road are shocking," said the Governor of Newyork Mr. Cathy Hochul, a native of Buffalo.

He said residents were facing a life-threatening situation as many emergency vehicles were unable to reach the worst-affected areas or got stuck in the snow themselves. In response, the governor has deployed an additional 220 National Guard troops to the western New York area. The total deployment has been around 430. "I want to thank everyone in the Newyork state and local public safety agencies who stepped up and worked throughout the holiday weekend," The Newyork GovernorMr. Hochul said in a statement.

He said, I have spoken to President Biden who has agreed to approve the declaration of emergency. Several state highways in the western New York area were closed to traffic as of Monday afternoon. Heavy snow is expected to continue in the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie areas this week. One to two feet of snow is expected east of Lake Ontario by Tuesday, with snow expected at a rate of three inches per hour on Monday.

Snow is expected in the Buffalo area later this week and before temperatures rise into the weekend. So far 56 people have lost their lives due to the snow storm.