Dozens of shoppers were forced to spend their Christmas camped inside a supermarket after being left stranded in one of the worst weather disasters to ever hit western parts of the US.
More than 30 deaths have been reported in New York's Erie County from the blizzard that has raged across much of the country, with Buffalo in its crosshairs.
Last Friday, around 25 motorists were forced to seek refuge at a Target store amid whiteout conditions in Cheektowaga, but were unable to leave until two days later.
