Robyn Voyce says it began with a “huge bang” after which the entire roof fell in.
A Fort Erie, Ont., couple say they’re “fortunate to be alive” after an enormous tree coated in ice crashed into their Crystal Seaside residence round midnight throughout a snowstorm.
Voyce mentioned the most important a part of the tree got here by way of the ceiling above their mattress whereas they slept.
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“The bed room was darkish. We couldn’t actually see what had occurred,” Voyce defined.
“I’m like, what’s throughout my face … my hair and every little thing that fell on Jeff’s face … scraped it. As soon as we flip the lights on, like there’s this large tree limb proper in between us.”
Crystal Seaside, Ont. resident Robyn Voyce factors to half of a giant tree that crashed into her residence on Feb. 23, 2023 amid a ice storm in southern Ontario.
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The harm was in depth because the trunk made a direct hit to the home on Elizabeth Street with massive branches stabbing proper into the construction.
Luckily, all people in the home who was asleep on the time managed to make it out okay.
“We’ve been nervous for years about about this tree coming down,” mentioned Robyn’s husband, Jeff, sporting massive scratches to his face after being struck by tree branches.
“And positive sufficient, it got here proper again down on our home and we thank God that we’re alive.”
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Each say they could have concussions and are experiencing dizziness.
A messy mixture of snow and ice blanketed Hamilton and Niagara Area after a winter storm moved by way of the areas in a single day Wednesday.
Surroundings Canada estimates shut to fifteen cm of mixed freezing rain and snow fell throughout Hamilton on Wednesday with the wind reaching as a lot as 70 km/h at occasions.
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