PHOTOS: Ice storminess in Montreal

Sure it can be devastating, but it’s also the most beautiful natural disaster there is.

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Cherries on ice. Photo by Cindy Lopez
 
This isn’t ’98, but yes, we’ve had an ice storm. There’s ice on the trees and signage all over town, branches are being cleared off the roads and a couple hundred thousand people in southern Quebec lost power — as of 10 a.m. this morning, 7,000 homes were still in the dark.

And while it hasn’t been disastrous (and hopefully won’t be in the days to come), ice storms have to be the most beautiful natural disaster there is. Check it:
 
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