[PHOTOS] Massive Ice Storm Blankets Toronto And Eastern Canada
Toronto has been hit by a sweeping ice storm that has left hundreds of thousands without power, and much of the city paralyzed.
By Sadho Ram — 24 Dec 2013, 01:45 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
The worst ice storm to hit Toronto in recent memory has left the city scrambling to recover
Toronto was hit with freezing rain and drizzle for more than 24 hours, causing a build-up of ice on trees that came crashing down on cars, homes and power lines.
Sheets of ice also fell from buildings and flew off vehicles moving along area highways.
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A bicycle is covered in ice in the Riverdale neighbourhood following a severe winter storm in Toronto, Ontario
A car sits on Berkeley Street with a massive tree branch on top of it felled by the recent ice storm
Power lines and CN Tower are seen through ice covered branches in Scarborough
Toronto Hydro employees remove tree branches from downed hydro wires before doing repairs in the area in Toronto
City crews work to clear branches and reconnect downed power lines in downtown Brampton
A pedestrian is blocked by fallen tree branches covering a sidewalk in Brampton, Ontario
Vehicles navigate around a large tree that has fallen across Wilson Street in Ancaster
A man uses a hand saw to remove fallen tree branches from his street in Hamilton
A severe storm covered a number of large Santas on Toronto's Inglewood Drive with ice, forcing most of them to topple over because of the weight
Pedestrians walk under a large tree that fell on Chester Street in Toronto
Some 100,000 Toronto Hydro customers have been reconnected, but approximately 250,000 people were still in the dark as of Monday afternoon
The massive ice storm that has caused havoc in Toronto just days before Christmas, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and snarling public transit, is also expected to have a “negative impact” on the crucial holiday shopping season, prompting some retailers to stay open later and give people more time to get those last-minute gifts.
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As of midday Monday, roughly 215,000 customers were still without power in the Toronto area, according to Toronto Hydro, including retailers and shopping centres such as the Shops at Don Mills in the northern half of the city.
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