Thousands of flights canceled in America due to bad weather
Hurricanes in the southeastern United States, ice accumulation and wind gusts on the West Coast, on Sunday, led to the delay or cancellation of thousands of holiday flights across the country.
The flight tracking website “Flight” reported. O’er" More than 700 flights were delayed in the United States yesterday, and more than 200 other flights were cancelled.
The site said that about a third of the flights were delayed at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, and nearly half of the flights were delayed. Coming from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
The National Weather Service and local law enforcement agencies reported that at least 10 tornadoes struck the states Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in the southeastern United States, yesterday; One person was killed near Houston.
“These numbers are likely to go up,” said meteorologist Aaron Gleason of the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center.
One death and four infections were reported yesterday in Brazoria County, Texas, about 72 kilometers south of Houston, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials say many homes and schools It was severely damaged or destroyed.
Photos on social media show scattered rubble of homes, downed trees and power poles scattered across streets and lawns.
In the west, strong winds with gusts of up to 150 miles struck The clock is at high elevations of California’s Lake Tahoe Basin, and 50 mph at lower elevations, this week as heavy rain is expected from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, according to experts. Meteorology.
Meteorologists said that heavy rains are expected before New Year’s Eve.
The Meteorological Authority warned that the destructive winds could uproot trees and destroy power lines, with the possibility of Widespread power outages occur.
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