紐約州布法羅市大雪成災

Forecasters say up to one more meter of snow is expected to fall Thursday on Buffalo, New York, two days after the city was literally buried by a massive winter storm. The new snow will add to the 1.5 meters of snow that left residents trapped in their homes and motorists stranded in their vehicles along a long stretch of the New York State Thruway.

Forecasters say the eventual snowfall totals will be as much as the city usually gets during an entire winter.

Seven people have now been confirmed dead in connection with the storm, including a man found dead in his car buried under the snow. Four other people died of heart-related causes.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency in 10 counties in the western New York region. Mr. Cuomo told reporters Wednesday this could be a record-breaking snowfall "when all is said and done."天氣預報說，紐約州布法羅市星期四會有1米以上的降雪。兩天前一場1.5米的大雪幾乎將布法羅封鎖。人們被困在家裏。紐約州一條高速公路上的開車人更是動彈不得。

天氣預報說，這次降雪量將相當於布法羅通常一個冬天的降雪量。

已經證實有7個人死於跟這場暴風雪有關的原因，其中一人死在被雪埋沒的汽車裏，另外4人死於心臟問題。

紐約州州長科莫宣佈10個縣進入緊急狀態。他星期三告訴記者說，這可能是一場破紀錄的暴風雪。