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where first responders are going door to door making sure the folks inside these homes, some of which are still without power, are okay. thank you. joining me now is patrick lucy, the highway s supervisor in amherst, new york, not far from buffalo, one of the towns still under a driving ban due to the snowy roads. appreciate you joining us. can you explain to those at home why it s so imperative that people abide by this driving ban. why is it dangerous for people to get out there? well, yes, because of the amount of snow that fell in a relatively quick manner, and in amherst, the town just north of buffalo, we received between 30 and 40 inches depending on where you are in the town. vehicles, even four-wheel vehicles could not navigate the
to somewhere where there was power, most likely some type of medical service or a medical place where they could then be taken care of. that was really one of the biggest things that we had to, you know, try and help people with. just looking at the pictures, you know them better than i do, but the roads are clearly treacherous. people just need to hunker down right now. how long do you think it will be before the roads are passable again? we made tremendous progress last night and into today. we had more vehicles come in, thanks to erie county and the county executive. they have more high lifts which are instrumental. okay. looks like we lost our connection with patrick lucey and his audio there. the frigid temperatures are getting a little better.