Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
News photographers took of the aftermath of the storm, documenting the progress toward recovery, even as the region braces for what comes next.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
Aerial photos of the snow around the Botanical Gardens in South Buffalo.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
The OLV Basilica in Lackawanna.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
Cab driver Harwinder Tiwana retrieves his taxi from a parking lot near the old Seneca Mall in West Seneca on Saturday. He was forced to abandon it on the I-90 trying to pick up a fare in Hamburg.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
Kathy Schrecongast, of East Aurora, left, hugs her sister-in-law Carol Alex, from Wilson, who hosted her for the last 5 days, after Schrecongast had to abandon her car on the Thruway on Tuesday. She was retrieving her car from a parking lot near the old Seneca Mall in West Seneca on Saturday.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
Ralph Wilson Stadium on Saturday.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
Aerial photos of the snow around Erie County on Saturday. On the right is the Thruway and next to it is Genesee Street in Lancaster.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
On Saturday, the Thruway was clear. This section near Ridge Road in West Seneca shows a stark difference from three days ago.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
Cab drivers Harwinder Tiwana, right, and Satinder Gill, left, retrieve Tiwana's taxi from a parking lot near the old Seneca Mall in West Seneca on Saturday. He was forced to abandon it on the I-90 trying to pick up a fare in Hamburg.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
This is Route 5 at Milestrip Road in the Town of Hamburg.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
This is Route 219 in Orchard Park.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
A man uses a snow blower on the roof of Continental Transmission on Orchard Park Road in West Seneca.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
An aerial view of Hamburg on Saturday.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
An aerial view of Lancaster.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
This is a neighborhood in Lackawanna.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
Ralph Wilson Stadium on Saturday.
Day 5: Recovery, and bracing for flooding
Ellicott Creek in Williamsville on Saturday.
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