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A "rare, major snowfall" that started Monday and continued into Wednesday across British Columbia, has grounded flights at the airport, jammed roads and suspended ferries.

Heaps of blowing snow and unusually frigid temperatures swept the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island overnight. Photos and video posted to social media show people skiing through the streets of downtown Vancouver, which saw 30 centimeters of the white stuff fall in fewer than 24 hours.

A large portion of Highway 5 has been closed due to hazardous road conditions. The weather also led to "mass cancellations" at Vancouver International Airport.

Several departing planes full of passengers were left sitting on the frozen tarmac overnight, unable to return to the gate to let travellers deplane. The weather agency says the cold mass carried by an arctic front is expected to hang around through Thursday.

Drivers should continue to brace for difficult driving conditions with snow-covered, icy roads all over the south coast and Vancouver Island.


The channel lists such natural disasters as:
1) Geological emergencies: Earthquake, Volcanic eruption, Mud, Landslide, Avalanche;
2) Hydrological emergencies: Flood, Tsunami, Limnological disaster,
3) Fires: Forest fire, Peat fire;
4) Meteorological emergencies: Tornado, Cyclone, Blizzard, Hail, Drought, Tornado, Hail, Hurricane, Tsunami, Storm, Thunderstorm, Tempest.

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