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At least 31 people have died in Buffalo's Erie County due to destructive winter storm

The city in western New York was among the hardest hit by snow and cold. At least 31 people in Erie County were killed because of the storm as of Tuesday evening, according to the health department.
Updated December 27, 2022 at 8:32 PM ET

The massive winter storm that has affected much of the country has claimed at least 49 lives so far – more than half of them in western New York.

At least 31 people have died in Erie County – which includes the city of Buffalo – because of the

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