Thousands of flights canceled due to winter weather in Canada and US

The U.S. is experiencing a “historic winter storm,” in response to the Nationwide Climate Service. Greater than two-thirds of the inhabitants are warned about excessive climate. The temperature has dropped tens of levels beneath freezing in lots of locations and it could turn into even colder within the coming days. The intense climate is accompanied by lots of snow. It was coldest on Friday, in response to the climate service, within the metropolis of Havre within the north of the state of Montana, the place a temperature of -39 levels Celsius was measured.

Throughout the nation, 1.5 million households and companies have been with out energy on Friday. Within the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma and Iowa, visibility on the roads was nearly zero and authorities urged individuals to remain at dwelling. A number of states reported street fatalities as a result of harsh circumstances, a complete variety of casualties has not but been decided.

In Canada, too, greater than 1,000,000 houses and companies have been with out energy, colleges closed and lots of of flights have been cancelled. The winter storm hits the 2 most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec. Greater than sixty % of Canadians stay in these provinces.

Dutch individuals who fly with KLM from the US and Canada to the Netherlands to have fun Christmas right here needn’t fear. In accordance with a spokesman for the airline, its personal flights to North America is not going to be affected by the winter climate.