“Leave now!” The advice comes from Joe Biden himself. Although the first effects of a polar storm are already being felt in much of the United States, the US president on Thursday called on Americans who have to travel for the Christmas holidays to do so as soon as possible.
“Take this storm very seriously,” Joe Biden said.
“I don’t know if your boss will leave you, but if you have travel plans, please leave now. It’s not a joke, I asked my staff if you had plans to leave tomorrow, I’ll tell them I said ‘leave now’.” !'”.
“Once in a Generation”
Millions of Americans are expected to hit the roads and airports for the holiday season. They will face major disruptions due to low temperatures and heavy snowfall that have begun to hit the country.
The weather situation will deteriorate further this weekend. The icy front in the United States should strengthen on Friday and continue through Christmas weekend. Its power caused the NWS agency in Buffalo, New York, to say it was “a once-in-a-generation storm.” The Midwest and the Great Lakes region will be hit particularly hard this weekend, with blizzards. The temperature felt in the Great Plains region is expected to reach as low as -55°C.
Thousands of canceled flights
Several states have declared states of emergency, including New York, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Georgia, and North Carolina. Americans will tremble as far as South Texas. Roads were already covered in snow across the country, and many accidents were reported by the media as the blizzard blocked visibility.
More than 5,500 flights were canceled and 24,000 delayed on Thursday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. Chicago and Denver airports were particularly affected. According to authorities, the snow and winds will cause blizzards in some places, making any movement “dangerous or even sometimes impossible.”
Source: BFM TV
