Topical With Buffalo bearing the brunt of storm, a body found in the cold and fears there could be more By Maki Becker News Staff Reporter Dec 24, 2022 Dec 24, 2022 Updated Mar 13, 2026 0 Cars are buried in drifting snow on Richmond Avenue, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Derek Gee/Buffalo News Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Maki Becker News Staff Reporter Sixty-five stranded people rescued from their vehicles overnight. Another 200 still waiting for help.kAmwF?5C65D @7 EC66D 5@H?]k^AmkAmpE =62DE @?6 4@?7:C>65 562E9 – 2 3@5J 7@F?5 2E q2:=6J 2?5 z6?D:?8E@? 2G6?F6D $2EFC52J – 2?5 762CD E96C6 H:== 36 >@C6]k^AmkAmyFDE D9J @7 a_[___ 9@FD69@=5D H:E9@FE A@H6C :? E96 3:EE6C 4@=5]k^AmkAmqF772=@ :D 362C:?8 E96 3CF?E @7 E96 3=:KK2C5]k^Am kAmpD E96 76C@4:@FD H:?E6C DE@C> DEC6E4965 :?E@ 2 D64@?5 52J[ |2J@C qJC@? (] qC@H? D2:5 E96 4:EJ :D 5@:?8 H92E :E 42? 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