A powerful storm caused chaos in the USA: Thousands of flights were cancelled, 70 million. people under warnings

The lowest temperatures in the last ten years, but also the largest amount of snowfall in the last ten years, are expected these days in parts of the USA. A strong winter storm could last several days, meteorologists warn.

A state of emergency has been declared in Kentucky, Virginia, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri, and parts of the US that are not ‘accustomed’ to extreme cold, including the states of Mississippi and Florida, have been issued a warning of dangerous conditions. .

A total of 30 federal states have issued severe weather warnings as the storm, which originated in the central part of the US, is expected to continue its movement eastward.

Big problems in air traffic

More than 2,000 flights were delayed today and 1,500 were canceled inside and outside the US, according to FlightAware. The most affected is the Kansas City airport, where 86 percent of flights were canceled…

– As the storm moves east, millions of Americans could experience record low temperatures – writes the BBC.

– About 70 million people across the US are under “winter warnings”. A strong storm is expected, which will bring a mixture of snow, ice and blizzards, with wind gusts up to 80 km/h – they add from CNN.

– This winter storm is likely to cause significant disruptions and dangerous conditions on our roads and could cause major power outages – warned the governor of Kentucky Andy Beashear.

In Kansas, the temperature is expected to drop to almost minus 30 degrees Celsius. It is much colder than the average lowest temperature in January, which for this federal state is minus 6 degrees Celsius…