Hilarious moment BBC reporter is hit in the face with sudden snow drift in broadcast

THIS is the moment a BBC journalist is smashed with a blizzard of snow as the cameras were rolling. BBC reporter, Laura Trevelyan, was blasted by a snowstorm in Washington DC on January 6. Laura Trevelyan was filming for the BBC when a snowstorm startled her The British journalist covered her eyes and said ‘oh God’ She turned away from the icy interruption as the filming rolled on The British hack was filming for a piece on the anniversary of the Capitol riot – where Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building to stop the certification of the 2020 US presidential election. Laura made it 20 seconds into the video before being lashed by a gust of white powder. She covered her face, turned away from the icy interruption and exclaimed “oh God”. Most read in News WET AND WILD Snow hits UK today & tomorrow as Arctic blast sends temps tumbling to -6 COVERED IN BLOOD I split my forehead in HALF after tripping - now I look like a goldfish MY SCAMMER HELL My phone switched to ‘SOS mode’ - what happened next was a living nightmare JEREMY CLARKSON One million oppose a knighthood for Tony Blair... meaning 69 million don’t APRIL FOOLS Fury as MPs set for £2k pay rise on same day struggling Brits will be hammered COME DINE WITH ME Piers reveals his dream dinner party line-up... and his worst celeb kiss The journalist later posted the footage to her 11,700 Twitter followers. The video has been viewed more than 100,00 times on the social media site. Ms Trevelyan is a distinguished reporter, having been the United Nations correspondent from 2006 to 2009. She became a US citizen in 2016, a day after Trump won the race to the White House. The reporter appears to have found the incident entertaining Most read in News WET AND WILD Snow hits UK today & tomorrow as Arctic blast sends temps tumbling to -6 COVERED IN BLOOD I split my forehead in HALF after tripping - now I look like a goldfish MY SCAMMER HELL My phone switched to ‘SOS mode’ - what happened next was a living nightmare JEREMY CLARKSON One million oppose a knighthood for Tony Blair... meaning 69 million don’t APRIL FOOLS Fury as MPs set for £2k pay rise on same day struggling Brits will be hammered COME DINE WITH ME Piers reveals his dream dinner party line-up... and his worst celeb kiss