IQALUIT - Pangnirtung mayor Eric Lawlor couldn't see out his windows on Sunday.That's when a record-breaking blizzard hit the Baffin Island community of abo
Pangnirtung mayor Eric Lawlor couldn t see out his windows on Sunday.
That s when a record-breaking blizzard hit the Baffin Island community of about 1,500, shaking houses and crushing cabins.
Environment and Climate Change Canada says Sunday s storm brought record wind gusts and heavy snow to communities across Nunavut. In Pangnirtung, winds reached 135 km/h that day. It was like an all day thing. The wind was so strong, Lawlor said.
Sky Panipak, who also lives in Pangnirtung, posted a photo to Twitter of one resident s home where the front steps were torn clean from the door.
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