Heatwave
grounds US flights
Several
flights have been cancelled due to the record-breaking heatwave affecting parts
of the US.
Eighteen US Airways flights scheduled to take off from Phoenix were cancelled on Saturday as temperatures reached 48.3 C (119 F). Planes are certified to take off for temperatures up to 47.8C (118), Todd Lechmacher, a US Airways spokesman said.
Eighteen US Airways flights scheduled to take off from Phoenix were cancelled on Saturday as temperatures reached 48.3 C (119 F). Planes are certified to take off for temperatures up to 47.8C (118), Todd Lechmacher, a US Airways spokesman said.
Temperatures
reached 53.3C (128 F) in Death Valley, California on Sunday and Saturday, while
Las Vegas hit a record high of 118F on Saturday, breaking the city's previous
high of 47.2C (117 F), according the US National Weather Service.
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