The United States is currently battling bitter cold conditions as travelling became dangerous in some parts of the central US. A disruptive storm hints at the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” in some areas.
Friday (January 12) was the fourth worst day for flight cancellations in the last 12 months, as over 2,000 flights were cancelled in only three days last year. United and Alaska Airlines have canceled over 200 flights after Boeing 737 Max 9 planes were grounded.
The deadliest winter storm, stretched from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico, affected about 60 per cent of the US population.
The storm unleashed its full fury on Buffalo, New York, with hurricane-force winds causing whiteout conditions. Emergency response efforts were paralyzed and the city’s international airport was shut down.
The last-minute cancellation created major chaos at the airports as the families have been returning to their homes for the Christmas holidays.
The storm thrashed parts of 10 states, with blizzard warnings that stretched from Virginia to Maine. Philadelphia and New York saw plenty of wind and snow, but Boston was in the crosshairs.
Power outages affected tens of thousands of customers in the northeast, and hundreds of flights were canceled. Many COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites had to close down.
Accidents on snow-covered interstates caused major delays, hundreds of flights were canceled and drivers in North Carolina and Virginia got stuck in snow or lost control on icy patches.
Kabul: An emergency official says at least 108 people are feared killed in Afghan avalanches amid a massive winter storm.The avalanches buried homes today across four northeast provinces.Mohammad Aslam Syas, the deputy director of the
Washington: As many as 65 million people across 18 states in the US ran the risk of being affected by a winter storm that ramped up in the US Great Plains, while a blizzard warning
Washington: The American capital braced for a massive winter storm that knocked down power in nearly half a million homes and business in Southeast America before moving north to wallop the Washington region.More than 97
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