Um rigoroso Inverno deixou uma cidade do Alasca lutando contra montes de neve o que obrigou a cidade a procurar fornecimento de combustível a partir de um petroleiro russo.
Soldados da Guarda Nacional estão em Cordova, ajudando a cidade, depois de escavar neve fresca, na passada terça-feira, acrescentando cerca de 5.5m à que tem caído desde Novembro.
JR Lewis, um habitante da cidade, disse à BBC que os soldados da Guarda Nacional estão ajudar a cavar valas para manter os edifícios municipais abertos e para garantir aos moradores sair de suas casas.
Acrescentou que o mau tempo tinha causado alguns desabamentos de edifícios.
(tradução livre)
Extreme winter weather has left one Alaskan town battling huge snowdrifts and forced another to seek fuel supplies from a Russian tanker.
National Guard troops are in Cordova, helping the town dig out after fresh snowfalls on Tuesday added to the 18ft (5.5m) that has fallen since November. Read more here
A cold snap in Algeria led to an unusual sight in the North African country, with scenes of palm trees surrounded by snow.
The BBC's Lucy Hockings reports on the freak snowstorm.
Extreme winter weather has left one Alaskan town battling huge snowdrifts and forced another to seek fuel supplies from a Russian tanker.
National Guard troops are in Cordova, helping the town dig out after fresh snowfalls on Tuesday added to the 18ft (5.5m) that has fallen since November.
Resident JR Lewis told the BBC that National Guard soldiers are helping dig out drifts to keep municipal buildings open and to ensure residents can leave their homes.
He added that the weather had caused some building to collapse.
A cold snap in Algeria led to an unusual sight in the North African country, with scenes of palm trees surrounded by snow.
The BBC's Lucy Hockings reports on the freak snowstorm.
Geração Exploradores Polares
20.01.2012
actualizado 27-07-2025
credits: video Youtube | BBC/ Euronews
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