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The New York National Guard is walking door-to-door in parts of Buffalo, New York to check on people who lost power during the worst winter storm in decades

The victims in upstate New York were found in their cars, or on the frigid pavement and even in their homes.

Local officials insist they had prepared but the weather was extraordinary even for a region prone to powerful winter storms.

The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who lost power during the areas deadliest winter storm in decades, and authorities faced the possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow.

The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who lost power during the area’s deadliest winter storm in

Meanwhile, a joint inquiry was launched to examine the power operations "during the extreme winter weather conditions" over the weekend. Updates

As Buffalo emerges from a deep freeze, officials are warning the death toll of the Christmas snow storm could rise even further.

Already, more than three dozen deaths have been reported in western New York from the blizzard that raged Friday and Saturday across much of the U.S.

The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo to check on people who lost power during the area’s deadliest winter storm in decades.

A couple in Buffalo, New York, spent Christmas with an unexpected guest on their living room floor — the body of a woman whose son had tried to rescue her from the extreme blizzard conditions hours earlier, according to a story from The Buffalo News.