Blizzard Blasts Nunavut, 135 km/h Winds Rip Off Stairs and Crush Cabins

Blizzard Blasts Nunavut, 135 km/h Winds Rip Off Stairs and Crush Cabins
A winter storm hits Iqaluit, Nunavut on March 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Canadian Press
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IQALUIT—Pangnirtung mayor Eric Lawlor couldn’t see out his windows on Sunday.

That’s when a day-long blizzard hit the Baffin Island community of about 1,500, shaking houses and crushing cabins.