NEW YORK — The death toll from Buffalo’s brutal weekend blizzard reached at least 32 on Tuesday, as residents began to dig out and federal officials stepped in to support disaster relief efforts.
The toll appeared likely to rise. Bodies have been found in snowbanks and frosted-over autos after a miserable Christmas weekend in western New York.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said at least 31 deaths had been confirmed in his county, which includes Buffalo.
