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Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Heavy rain and flash floods batter US east coast with emergency declared in New York
Heavy rain and floods are hitting parts of the US east coast, causing flight cancellations and leaving drivers stranded in cities including New York. A total of almost 50 million people in the US are under flood watches, and states of emergency have been declared in New Jersey and , with state workers being sent home early. Airports in NYC, New Jersey and Philadelphia all reported significant flight delays and cancellations as the severe weather arrived on Thursday. Flights leaving all three of New York's largest airports are delayed, and all inbound flights are being held until conditions improve, Sky's US partner NBC News reports. Planes have also been grounded at airports in and Baltimore, Maryland. A major highway in the New York borough of Queens was closed in both directions, with traffic cameras and social media posts showing vehicles stranded in deep water. Officials in New York have warned that heavy rain could also flood parts of the subway and basements. People living in basements have been urged to move to higher floors and New Yorkers are being asked to avoid travel until Friday afternoon. The commuter rail system into suburban Long Island suspended trains on one of its busiest lines as officials pleaded with people to stay at home. "Stay home this evening unless it's absolutely necessary for you to go out," Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman told Long Island residents. Read more: Tornado warnings were also in place in New Jersey, and while no twisters were reported, more than 6,000 electricity customers have been left without power. In some parts of Pennsylvania, National Weather Service warnings said there could be up to three inches of rain in just one hour, and a downpour flooded the streets of Reading. Up to four inches of rain have fallen in parts of Maryland and Washington DC, and the heavy rain is continuing, NBC reports. Flood and severe thunderstorm watches are in effect for parts of Pennsylvania until Friday, with four to six inches of rain possible in some areas.
Sky News
31-07-2025
- Climate
- Sky News
Heavy rain and flash floods batter US east coast with emergency declared in New York
Heavy rain and floods are hitting parts of the US east coast, causing flight cancellations and leaving drivers stranded in cities including New York. A total of almost 50 million people in the US are under flood watches, and states of emergency have been declared in New Jersey and New York City, with state workers being sent home early. Airports in NYC, New Jersey and Philadelphia all reported significant flight delays and cancellations as the severe weather arrived on Thursday. Flights leaving all three of New York's largest airports are delayed, and all inbound flights are being held until conditions improve, Sky's US partner NBC News reports. Planes have also been grounded at airports in Washington DC and Baltimore, Maryland. A major highway in the New York borough of Queens was closed in both directions, with traffic cameras and social media posts showing vehicles stranded in deep water. Officials in New York have warned that heavy rain could also flood parts of the subway and basements. People living in basements have been urged to move to higher floors and New Yorkers are being asked to avoid travel until Friday afternoon. The commuter rail system into suburban Long Island suspended trains on one of its busiest lines as officials pleaded with people to stay at home. "Stay home this evening unless it's absolutely necessary for you to go out," Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman told Long Island residents. 0:47 Tornado warnings were also in place in New Jersey, and while no twisters were reported, more than 6,000 electricity customers have been left without power. In some parts of Pennsylvania, National Weather Service warnings said there could be up to three inches of rain in just one hour, and a downpour flooded the streets of Reading. Up to four inches of rain have fallen in parts of Maryland and Washington DC, and the heavy rain is continuing, NBC reports. Flood and severe thunderstorm watches are in effect for parts of Pennsylvania until Friday, with four to six inches of rain possible in some areas.
South China Morning Post
21-07-2025
- Climate
- South China Morning Post
Typhoon Wipha: Hong Kong emerges with dozens hurt, tens of thousands of travellers frustrated
Read more about this: Hong Kong started getting back to normal by the end of July 20, 2025, after being battered by Typhoon Wipha which triggered the highest-level No 10 warning signal, bringing the city to a standstill. Dozens of people were injured, hundreds of trees toppled, and tens of thousands of air travellers were stranded due to cancelled flights. All signals were cancelled as of 5.10am on July 21, 2025.
The Independent
18-07-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Flight cancellations are soaring this summer: These are the US airports suffering the most disruption
Flight cancellations in the US are surging this summer, according to a data study. Research found that the cancellation rate across the US is up about 29 percent, from 1.4 percent of flights being canceled in the summer of 2024, to 1.8 percent in 2025. CBS News, after analysing data from flight tracker FlightAware, said that the number of canceled flights between the Wednesday before Memorial Day through July 14, 2025, had risen by 1,000 compared to 2024. And according to aviation analytics firm Cirium, airports on the East Coast are suffering worse cancellation rates than elsewhere. The airport with the highest cancellation rate is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where cancellations have surged by 274 percent, with six percent of flights axed. In second place is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (up 257 percent), followed by Washington Dulles International Airport (104 percent), Boston Logan International Airport (68 percent) and LaGuardia Airport (65 percent). Some airports, however, have seen fewer cancellations. Cancellations at Miami International Airport are down 40 percent and down 25 percent at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. On the West Coast, cancellations are down 21 percent at San Francisco International Airport and down 12 percent at Los Angeles International Airport. Cirium has also revealed the best North American airlines for on-time performance this year. Air Canada tops the table, with 77.15 percent of its flights arriving on time, with Spirit Airlines second (75.77 percent) and Delta third (75.62 percent). It comes as Cirium predicts that today will be the busiest day for flight departures in the US in 2025. Chicago O'Hare is scheduled to see the highest number of planes taking off, followed by Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver and Los Angeles. There are scheduled to be over 28,314 departures from airports in the US on July 18 – equating to over 3.8 million seats. The worst US airports for summer cancellations Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport Boston Logan International Airport LaGuardia Airport Philadelphia International Airport The US airports with the fewest summer cancellations
Al Bawaba
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Turkey denies canceling flights to Iran, Iraq and Jordan
Published July 14th, 2025 - 07:43 GMT ALBAWABA - False news emerged on Sunday evening that Turkey cancelled all flights to three countries: Jordan, Iran and Iraq. However, Turkey's authorities released a statement on Monday denying the claims. Turkey's Directorate of Communications said regarding the news circulating on social media, that "all flights from Türkiye to Iran, Iraq and Jordan have been cancelled," the allegations did not reflect the truth. Flights from and to these countries continue as planned. No cancellations have been made by authorities or airlines. It is important for the public to trust only statements made by official sources and to be wary of speculative and unconfirmed content. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
