By ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTER and DAILY MAIL REPORTER
As the Northeastern seaboard is hit by a muted version of a deadly
winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people, residents of
Montreal are weathering their first major blizzard this season.
Montreal's all-time record for a one-day snowfall which was set in 1971,
was broken on Thursday as almost two feet (17-20in) fell in the city
and surrounding area, cancelling flights and causing heavy traffic.
Cars parked along streets in the French-speaking city are barely
recognisable as they are buried under nearly a foot of powdery white
snow, resembling something more like a marshmallows or jello molds.
In other images of the area, the occasional twinkle of a car's headlight
can be seen against an all-white canvas as it moves slowly along the
road behind a plow.
Eye
spy: Parked cars hide under mounds of snow on Darling Street in
Montreal after the city was hit with its first major blizzard of the
winter
Good luck! A couple try and shovel the snow from under their car in Montreal
Stuck: Nearly eight inches of snow have hit Montreal delaying and
cancelling flights, causing traffic on streets and powerful winds
Disrupted travel plans are just one of the complicated and unfortunate
consequences of the recent spate of aggressive winter storm systems
however.
As airline passengers and drivers across the Northeast of the U.S. make
thwarted attempts to get home from their holiday visits, at least 16
people have died farther south and west and many homes have fallen prey
to the wind, rain and snow. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
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