Extreme cold in Canada, US keeps citizens indoors
By Michel Comte in Ottawa | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-25 07:26
Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Charley De Jesus walks around an ice-covered warehouse that caught fire on Tuesday night in Chicago on Wednesday. An Arctic blast continues to grip the US Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday, and fierce winds made some locations feel as cold as - 46 C. John Gress / Reuters |
Arctic air sweeping through Canada and parts of the United States sent temperatures plunging to record lows on Wednesday with a wind chill of -40 C.
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