Where did you go, Toronto!
Toronto’s mayor was ruthlessly roasted online Monday after she confused meters with centimeters — making it sound like the city was wiped off the map — when discussing the historic snowstorm that battered it.
Olivia Chow, the 68-year-old mayor, flubbed at on-air press briefing while trying to explain the record-breaking amount of snow dumped on her Canadian city over the weekend.
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow accidentally confused meters and centimeters at a press conference Monday. CTV News
“Some areas received up to 56 meters of snow, and this is a record-breaking storm,” she announced.
The mistake made it sound like Toronto was buried alive — 56 meters equates to 2,204 inches of snow!
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