JAKARTA - A massive snowstorm blanketed the US East Coast with snow, and high winds caused nearly 6,500 flight cancellations and delays on Monday.
"Total flight cancellations in, to, or out of the United States today: 5,445, while another 911 flights were delayed," reported the portal FlightAware.com, as reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Tuesday, February 24.
According to the portal, the three main airports in the New York City area - John F. Kennedy, Laguardia, and Newark - had to cancel almost 90 percent of flights, the same thing happened at Boston Logan International Airport which canceled almost 1,000 flights.
Meanwhile, the PowerOutage.us portal reported that more than 550,000 customers experienced power outages on the East Coast.
The US National Weather Service warned that a major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions that could lead to impossible travel conditions and power outages.
On Sunday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a state of emergency and imposed a travel ban when a winter storm hit the region.
The travel ban is in effect from Sunday at 21.00 local time (09.00 WIB) until Monday (23/2) at 12.00 local time (Tuesday (24/2) at 00.00 WIB). The neighboring state of New Jersey also imposed a travel ban, prohibiting vehicles from passing on roads, bridges, and toll roads.
The state of emergency is now in effect in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut as the storm sweeps across the northeastern United States.
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