BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cleanup efforts continue in the city of Buffalo following the blizzard that devastated Western New York over the holiday weekend.

In South Buffalo, crews are still hard at work clearing snow, making it possible for some residents to see the pavement of their streets for the first time in days. At one point, more than a half dozen dump trucks lined up, waiting to be loaded with snow to haul off. 

Spectrum News 1 spoke with nearby residents who themselves continue to clean up after this deadly storm, including one couple who lived through the blizzard of 1977. They say this one was worse.

“It was scary because you could just feel the house shake," said Betty Reiter, standing beside her husband Leo. "Sometimes the house shook. And our pilot lights went out on our hot water tanks and on our heating unit. So we had no heat for a while.” 

"It’s been great just to see neighbors come out, observe everything, checking on everyone, we’ve seen a lot of that," said Peter Kurch of Buffalo. "We’re lucky the corner store has been open for us. Again, I woke up this morning and saw all these trucks. I’ve never seen anything like this, trucks all the way down the street hauling the snow away. Pretty amazing to see."

With a travel ban still in place, officials want all roads in the city to have at least one lane cleared by Thursday morning.