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Roof collapse the new threat as snow piles up in New York
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A snowfall that brought huge drifts and closed roads in the Buffalo area finally ended Friday, yet residents still couldn\'t breathe easy, as the looming threat of rain and higher temperatures through the weekend and beyond raised the possibility of floods and more roofs collapsing under the heavy loads.
Buffalo: A snowfall that brought huge drifts and closed roads in the Buffalo area finally ended Friday, yet residents still couldn't breathe easy, as the looming threat of rain and higher temperatures through the weekend and beyond raised the possibility of floods and more roofs collapsing under the heavy loads.
More than 30 roof collapses, most involving farm and flat-roof buildings, were reported overnight, officials said Friday. Little or no snow was expected on Friday, and the forecast called for a chance of rain on Saturday and more on Monday.
Even for the Buffalo area — one of America's snowiest places — the snowfall was historic, as the three-day total neared 2.4m the amount the region typically gets over an entire year. Some areas got close to 0.9m of new snow by Thursday afternoon. The storms were blamed for at least 12 deaths in western New York, mostly from exposure and heart attacks, including several people who were shovelling snow.
The most recent victims were two elderly residents of a nursing home that was evacuated amid concerns of a roof collapse, Deputy Erie county executive Richard Tobe said on Friday. Things could quickly get worse for the region on Lake Erie. Rain and temperatures as high as 15.5 degree Celsius were forecast over the weekend.
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