Post by sky on Dec 24, 2013 17:31:18 GMT 12
About 400,000 customers in eastern Canada and another 400,000 in the northern United States had no power as of Monday.
Another 50,000 customers were without power in Quebec and 6,000 more in New Brunswick.
Temperatures as low as -15C (5F) are expected in southern Canada over the next few days.
At least 11 deaths have been blamed on the storm system in North America, five of them in accidents on ice-covered Canadian roads.
‘Truly catastrophic’
In Toronto, virtually every tree branch and twig is encased in ice. Many streets are blocked by fallen branches and festooned with yellow safety tape where live power lines have come down.
Toronto Hydro’s chief executive officer Anthony Haines said it was “truly a catastrophic ice storm that we have had here, probably one of the worst we’ve ever had”.
In New York’s St Lawrence County, almost two inches (51mm) of ice had accumulated on Sunday.
About 280,000 were still without power in Michigan, including 80,000 in Detroit.
A spokesman for one of the Michigan electricity firms told the Detroit Free Press it could be the end of the week before power is restored.
The US National Weather Service warned “another round of snow and ice” was expected for New England on Monday.
See entire article and lots of photos:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25499753
Thanks to Dean Koehler for this link
Another 50,000 customers were without power in Quebec and 6,000 more in New Brunswick.
Temperatures as low as -15C (5F) are expected in southern Canada over the next few days.
At least 11 deaths have been blamed on the storm system in North America, five of them in accidents on ice-covered Canadian roads.
‘Truly catastrophic’
In Toronto, virtually every tree branch and twig is encased in ice. Many streets are blocked by fallen branches and festooned with yellow safety tape where live power lines have come down.
Toronto Hydro’s chief executive officer Anthony Haines said it was “truly a catastrophic ice storm that we have had here, probably one of the worst we’ve ever had”.
In New York’s St Lawrence County, almost two inches (51mm) of ice had accumulated on Sunday.
About 280,000 were still without power in Michigan, including 80,000 in Detroit.
A spokesman for one of the Michigan electricity firms told the Detroit Free Press it could be the end of the week before power is restored.
The US National Weather Service warned “another round of snow and ice” was expected for New England on Monday.
See entire article and lots of photos:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25499753
Thanks to Dean Koehler for this link