Six days
25 inches of snow
12-foot high drifts
Zero visibility
7,000 stranded students
3 fatalities

Do you remember the Blizzard of 1971? #ldnont #swont @LFPress
Snowmobiles, then horses, were the major mode of transportation. Highway 401 was littered with abandoned vehicles. #swont
Police investigated hundreds of crashes, including a transport truck carrying 8,000 gallons of raw whiskey. #swont
Record cold temperatures. Roadblocks set up on highways. #swont
About 12,000 students slept on classroom floors and desks throughout Middlesex, Oxford, Perth and Huron counties. Canadian Forces were called in to help. #swont
A blaze in Lambeth. Finding refuge in service stations. #swont
London mayor declares a state of emergency. #ldnont #swont
25 inches of snow in London in five days. #ldnont #swont
Beautiful images captured, including London’s court house. #ldnont #swont
14 people near Seaforth isolated by 12-foot drifts. #swont
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