Snowstorm in North Dakota, December 22, 2022 (Reuters)
More than 4,400 flights were canceled today (Friday) across the United States due to the unusual snowstorm that has hit the country in the last day.
The cancellations come precisely during the holidays in the country, during which there is a rush.
The number of canceled flights today is even higher than the one registered yesterday, when it reached almost 2,700 - according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
In addition, the Amtrak passenger rail corporation canceled dozens of train trips over Christmas, disrupting plans for thousands of passengers.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the cancellation or delay of flights in order to remove ice that has formed on the runways at several airports in the United States.
"The harsh winter weather has a significant impact on flights," the organization said.
According to the announcement he published, "delays are expected on flights from Boston to the airports of the metropolitan area of Washington, DC, the international airports of Seattle-Tacoma and Portland and Aspen in Colorado".
Thousands of flights were cancelled.
People waiting at an airport in the US (Photo: Reuters)
The airport in Chicago, today (Photo: Reuters)
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttidge told CNN that the U.S. aviation system is "operating under tremendous strain," and that two separate storms and strong winds are affecting airports across the country.
According to him, about 10% of the flights in the US were canceled yesterday.
Ice is being removed from the runway at the airport in Chicago, today (Photo: Reuters)
Forecasters called the unusual weather a "once-in-a-generation event", due to the strength and scope of the storm that is hitting the US, and is expected to affect more than 200 million people in 37 states in the United States in the coming days. Temperatures dropped to a rare low, mainly in the region The Midwest and New England. In the Midwest, strong winds are lowering the temperature, and forecasters have warned against staying outside in these conditions, which could be life-threatening. The combination of wind and cold may bring the temperature to even minus 60 degrees. A state of emergency has been declared in six states.
Temperatures have dropped to record lows .
of less than 0 even in the usually warmer south, up to the Mexican border in the Texas region. On the southern border of the United States, the cold endangers, among other things, thousands of illegal immigrants who try to cross the border and sometimes live in tents.
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