After more than 800 flight cancellations and 6500 delays on Thursday, more than 450 flights were on Friday in the U.S. again, 2900 other goods too late. Especially the international airport, Dallas/Fort Worth was affected in the U.S. state of Texas.
“Our Christmas holidays are ruined,” said the traveler, Denise Knight, the newspaper “Fort Worth Star-Telegram”. “When we arrive at our destination it will be already time to return. Now we have a hotel room, no Luggage, no clean clothes, and until Saturday no safe flights.”
A mix of rain, snow and strong winds in many U.S. regions, the travel with cars and buses difficult, or even impossible. The authorities of North Dakota advised on Thursday in the whole of the East of the Federal state of travel, on Friday lifted the travel warning.
In the state of Louisiana died on Wednesday, a 58-Year-old, as a flash of lightning let it fall over a tree that fell on your house, such as the local TV station WDSU reported. In the state of Kansas, according to the police on Thursday in a traffic accident on the icy road, another victim. Except in Kansas and North Dakota were also locked up in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa streets because of the bad weather.
The US weather service said, for the Federal States in the Northern center of the country, heavy snowfall and fierce winds before. Residents have been warned parts in the South of the country ahead of heavy rain with possible flash floods. (anf/AFP)
Created: 28.12.2018, 21:10 Uhr