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Niagara Falls transformed into frozen spectacle

Chunks of ice and snow-capped rocks could be seen at the base of the Niagara Falls after a huge winter storm swept over the US and Canada.

Plunging temperatures over the Christmas period transformed the waterfalls into a wintry sight to behold.

The blizzard caused huge disruption across North America, and left at least 39 people dead in New York state.

Many of the deaths were in the city of Buffalo, just south of the falls.

The storm brought over 4ft (1.2m) of snow to the city, causing major traffic problems and leaving many households without power.

Slightly warmer weather is now on the way.

An aerial view of large snow-capped ice chunks at the foot of the falls
New York Governor Kathy Hochul described the storm as “the blizzard of the century”
Tourists standing by fence, overlooking falls
Warmer weather is now expected after the big freeze

Cascades of water could still be seen thundering down the falls, situated on the US-Canada border, in spite of the frozen areas.

In 2015, a Canadian ice climber stunned visitors by scaling a frozen section of the gorge.

Close of wooden logs connected by large icicles
Wooden logs appeared glued together by icicles as water flowed past

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