US Powerful Storm Effect: Due to the powerful storm in America, life has become disrupted. Millions of people are forced to live in darkness. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, leaving people stranded at the airport.
US Storm News: A powerful storm has wreaked havoc in America. Life has become disrupted due to the storm. Hundreds of flights have been canceled in the Midwest and South due to the storm. In such a situation, thousands of people are stranded at the airports. CNN gave information about the severe storm in its report on Friday.
Citing data from a flight tracking website (FlightAware.com), the report said that due to the storm, more than 2400 flights have been delayed so far and more than 2000 have been cancelled. About 40 percent of the 36 percent of flights arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport have been canceled. At the same time, about 60% of both the outgoing and incoming flights at Chicago Midway International Airport have been canceled.
Flights were canceled due to this also
According to reports, other affected airports include Denver International and Milwaukee Mitchell International. According to CNN, the number of flight cancellations has increased due to the grounding of 737 Max 9 aircraft. More than 200 United and Alaska Airlines flights have been canceled each day this week due to the grounding mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Millions of people forced to live in darkness
However, the FAA and Boeing are still trying to reach agreement on an inspection protocol that would allow those planes to resume flying. According to reports, most of the flights were canceled due to the winter storm. Apart from this, the storm has also affected the power supply in the area. Power cuts have increased due to the snow storm.
According to reports, about 250,000 homes and businesses in the Great Lakes and South are without power as of Friday morning. In such a situation, millions of people are in the dark. Winds were blowing at speeds of 55 miles per hour at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
