The Buffalo area braces for flooding and brutal winds that could knock down power lines . Be ready to evacuate , Gov . Andrew Cuomo tells people at risk for flooding . `` It 's not water , '' Cuomo says . `` It 's a toxic brew . A combination of high tides and the rising waters from Hurricane Sandy have caused massive damage in New York City. Strangers are coming to help clear some of the mammoth snowfall .
The Buffalo area braces for flooding and brutal winds that could knock down power lines . Be ready to evacuate , Gov . Andrew Cuomo tells people at risk for flooding . `` It 's not water , '' Cuomo says . `` It 's a toxic brew . It has sewage in it ; it has runoff in it . '' Strangers are coming to help clear some of the mammoth snowfall .