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 a large tree lined in ice crashed into their Crystal Seashore residence round midnight throughout a snowstorm.
Voyce mentioned the biggest a part of the tree got here by means 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 all the pieces that fell on Jeff’s face … scraped it. As soon as we flip the lights on, like there’s this big tree limb proper in between us.”
Crystal Seashore, 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 intensive because the trunk made a direct hit to the home on Elizabeth Street with massive branches stabbing proper into the construction.
Everybody in the home, together with the Voyce’s two kids 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 might have concussions and are experiencing dizziness.
Fort Erie, Ont. resident Jeff Voyce inspecting harm to his Crystal Seashore residence after a big tree crashed by means of a roof and into his bed room throughout a winter storm Feb 23. 2023.
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A messy mixture of snow and ice blanketed Hamilton and Niagara Area after a winter storm moved by means of the areas in a single day Wednesday.
Setting 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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