Deadly cold snap hits US Midwest
A deadly cold snap is hitting the US Midwest, forcing flight cancellations and causing major travel disruption.
More than 1,500 flights have been cancelled at Chicago’s two main airports and rail operator Amtrak has shut down its services.
The Arctic weather, known as a polar vortex, has killed at least eight people across several states.
Temperatures fell to -30C in Chicago and -37C in North Dakota.
States of emergency have been declared in the Midwestern states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama and Mississippi.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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