今年圣诞节，北美大陆遭遇冬季风暴袭击。美国、加拿大，甚至美墨边境的部分地区都受到冲击。

据CNN报道，这场暴风雪已经导致美国至少26人死亡。

The prolonged winter storm that brought heavy snow, high winds and brutal cold to most of the US this past week has killed at least 26 people and left hundreds of thousands without power.

美联社说，这场冬季风暴的规模几乎史无前例，影响全美超过60%的人口。

About 60% of the US had been under a winter weather advisory or warning from the system, which has been called a "once in a generation" storm by forecasters and has stretched from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande on the Mexico border.

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CNN称，暴风雪在局地形成“炸弹气旋”，狂风暴雪叠加极低温度造成大面积断电。平安夜，美国共有31.5万户家庭和商家断电。而根据美国一家监测供电状况的网站的数据，暴风雪最严重时，美国有150万居民和商业用户断电。

美国民众的圣诞出行计划也被彻底打乱，截至25日，全美近万个航班被取消。

The storm has knocked out power to several hundred thousands of homes and businesses, canceled thousands of flights. The brutal weather conditions have also snarled travel during the busy holiday weekend, with more than 5,000 flights canceled Friday, more than 3,400 flights canceled Saturday, and more than 1,350 canceled for Christmas Day.

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在情况严重的纽约州布法罗市，当地一处机场测得的积雪深度已达约1.1米。冬季风暴还导致当地的应急响应工作出现瘫痪。纽约州州长说，布法罗市24日“几乎每辆消防车都被困在暴风雪中”。

The storm unleashed its full fury on Buffalo, New York, with hurricane-force winds causing whiteout conditions. Emergency response efforts were paralyzed, and the city's international airport was shut down. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday that almost every firetruck in the city was stranded.

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CNN称，最近几天，全美各地都报告了与冬季风暴有关的死亡事件，涉及纽约州、科罗拉多州、俄亥俄州、堪萨斯州、肯塔基州、密苏里州、田纳西州、威斯康星州等。寒冷的天气将对被困者继续造成潜在的生命危险。

气象学家表示，虽然冬季风暴正在减弱，但包括布法罗市在内的纽约部分地区的降雪还未结束，可能将持续到26日。

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