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Hundreds of abandoned and damaged cars lined highways and roads leading into Metro after the storm
Hundreds of abandoned and damaged cars lined highways and roads leading into Metro after the storm

Hundreds of abandoned and damaged cars lined highways and roads leading into Metro after the storm

Date1/26/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hundreds of abandoned and damaged cars lined highways and roads leading into Metro after the storm. These motorists failed to make it to Toronto International Airport ? cars were strewn along the airport expressway. Traffic lights and signals were twisted off their standards by the hurricane-force winds that gusted up to 120 km/h (72 mph). Homes south of the Queen Elizabeth Way were without power when hydro feeder lines were knocked out. Classes at Humber College were cancelled.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014783F
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