A snowstorm and frigid temperatures gripped much of Canada on Sunday, leading to power outage, flight delay and cancellations, and road traffic disruption.
Environment Canada has issued an orange alert for multiple parts of the country, signaling rare and severe weather that is likely to result in significant damage, disruption or health impacts.
In eastern Canada's Ontario province, snowfall has lasted more than 10 hours. Heavy snow combined with strong gusts has significantly reduced visibility, forcing drivers to slow down. Ontario Provincial Police said they have responded to dozens of traffic accidents in southwestern parts of the largest Canadian province.
In the capital city of Ottawa, the local government issued a daytime winter weather parking ban for Monday, from 10:00 to 19:00, due to weather conditions.
Officials in Toronto also introduced similar measures. In the French-speaking province of Quebec, the storm left more than 10,000 households without power supply in suburban areas of Montreal. Power outages were also reported in Newfoundland along the Atlantic coast.
The storm is also having a significant impact on the country's largest air hub -- the Toronto Pearson International Airport. According to the airport's website, more than 60 percent of over 900 arriving and departing flights between Saturday and Sunday were canceled, while another 10 percent were delayed.
Many passengers' travel plans were therefore disrupted.
"Until I get here, I discovered that my flight was canceled because of the bad weather that we have. So we don't know what is going to happen next, but they told us we should wait," said Babx, a local resident.
Snowstorm hit parts of Canada, triggering power outage, disrupting flights
