[Answer] 5. What happened in 1998 in Eastern Canada and the U.S. that left over 4 million people without power and is blamed for thirty-five deaths?

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...1. Hurricane 2. Avalanche 3. Tornado 4. Ice storm The Great Ice Storm of 1998 started on January 4, 1998 and lasted until January 10, 1998. The ice storm affected people in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia in Canada, as well as people in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York in the U.S. Freezing rain and wind caused major damage to power lines caused by the weight of the ice and fallen trees. In some places, it took weeks to restore power. Shelters were set up for people to seek refuge from the cold, many hospitals lost power, the subway system shut down, banks and ATM's, grocery stores and most other businesses were forced to close. Most of the fatalities were due to hypothermia, but there were also reports of people losing their lives to fire, smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Ice storm:

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