North America is in a snowstorm

A blizzard has swept across North America causing tens of thousands of households to power outages in New York State (USA) and Ontario (Canada), many highways in northern New York state are congested by sight limited in snow storms.

According to initial records, at least three people were killed by a snowstorm.

According to the New York state government, snow storms raged in the Buffalo area, close to the Canadian border, with a record high snowfall in October every year since the meteorological agency made its first measurements. in 1870, considered an extremely rare phenomenon in October.

In some places, snow falls more than 60 cm in the early morning and continues to fall. Many roads were sunk in the snow. Some local governments have issued a state of emergency to warn people not to move away from home. Power outages have occurred on a large scale due to the snow storm that caused many power transmission columns to fall. According to initial records, at least three people died from freezing cold.

Blizzard limits visibility in many areas
North America on October 13 (Photo: TTO)

Meanwhile, a part of southern Ontario (Canada) is buried in the snow. The entire school at Fort Erie must be closed. In addition, the government temporarily closed several hours of the border bridge connecting the US and Canada. According to the Canadian Meteorological Agency, the blizzard caused strong winds of up to 90 km / h at Fort Erie that destroyed many power transmission lines in the area.

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