Confessions of a Bosnian from Buffalo: Four days ago we captured in the house
Four days residents of Buffalo, which is located in the north of the United States, have been blocked since the state of emergency due to heavy snowfall.
As Al Jazeera said Asim Čavčić, a native of Zepa, who for several years has an address in Buffalo, days of the street can only see the police or emergency vehicles.
He adds that the current situation is somewhat better, because more snow is not falling and the sun is progrijalo.
buffalo1 "Four days ago we captured in the house, the snow is too large, which has never happened. He is a very fast attack, some settlements are better, some worse over. In the north, according to Canada, the snow is high between the meter and meter and 20 centimeters, while in the south of us much more difficult situation, "he said in a telephone interview Čavčić Al Jazeera.
"That night was a terrible storm or blizzard, with strong wind and thunder, that I have never seen. Overnight fell five feet, and later still fell. "
He points out that in the six years he spent in Buffalo, there was nothing similar, and these agree and local residents, its neighbors and work colleagues.
"I talked with colleagues, and with neighbors, the younger generation, those who have between 30 and 40 years, say that such storms do not remember. They say that this is all unseen, "says our source.
Čavčić speak - by your own, and the experiences of others - to the storms at this time unusual in this part of the US a.buffalo2
"They usually occur in January. Winds from Canada went to the south and the Great Lakes [four large lakes, which are located between the United States and Canada] cause precipitation. Buffalo is located next to Lake Erie, and it causes big problems. "
He adds that in a few days usually falls meter of snow, or something more, but winter service arrive to clean the streets and there is no blockage. This time a large amount of snow fell in a few hours.
"Shortfall of meteorological services, because no one expected the overnight fall so much snow. Four days we are closed, limited movement, but it's better condition and we hope that by the end of the weekend the state of emergency would be lifted and that we will be able to return to normal life, "said Čavčić.
Čavčić was born in Zepa, and after the fall of the "safe area" of the United Nations during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, came first in Zenica, and then in Sarajevo.
In the main BiH. City he graduated mechanical school and the first year of Mechanical Engineering, but then left Bosnia and Herzegovina in the United States.
- 23 Nov, 2014
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