Stunning bird's eye view of frozen Niagara Falls (28 pics)

Thick white snow, mountains of ice and a magical rainbow - this is the view opened to tourists visiting the partially frozen Niagara Falls after a massive snow storm hit New York State.





Colorful aerial shots capture the aftermath catastrophic storm that swept about 40 kilometers south Niagara Falls. Mountains of ice formed along the coastline, and all covered with thick white snow. Every second flows through the waterfall 3160 tons of water, which means that it almost never freezes completely - instead, surface water and fog freeze.















Over the Christmas weekend, a monster snowstorm swept across New York State, quickly becoming the deadliest in 50 years. By As of Tuesday, about 50 people have died. "Unfortunately the police expects that number to rise,” the mayor of Buffalo tweeted. Byron Brown. Kathy Hochul, New York State Governor and Buffalo native, described the aftermath of the storm as a "war zone".

US President Joe Biden on Monday approved an emergency position for New York State, freeing up funds to help it recover after a natural disaster. Buffalo International Airport was closed until Wednesday morning, and the city has a driving ban.













Extreme weather over the weekend resulted in temperatures plunged below zero in all the contiguous states of the United States, including Texas along the border with Mexico. According to the tracker poweroutage.us, at one point on Saturday nearly 1.7 million customers were left without electricity due to extreme cold.

Road icing and whiteout also led to temporary the closure of some of the country's busiest transport routes, including parts of Interstate 70. Even in the area which is famous for its snowfalls, the chief executive of the district Mark Polonkartz called the blizzard "probably the worst we've ever experienced."