At least 50 dead from polar cold in the USA

The death toll from the blizzard affecting much of the United States is at least 50, with Buffalo, in western New York, already counting 27 dead.

Σωστικά συνεργεία ανταποκρίνονται σε μια κλήση καθώς η πόλη του Μπάφαλο συνεχίζει να αντιμετωπίζει τις συνέπειες μιας τεράστιας χειμερινής καταιγίδας Source: EPA / JOSH THERMIDOR/EPA

KEY POINTS

• People died in houses and vehicles
• Twenty-seven dead in New York City
• The worst is not over, authorities warn

Those who died around Buffalo were found in cars and in their homes, while some died while shoveling snow that had covered their properties.

The death toll from the cold wave across the country is rising, while rescue and recovery efforts continue.