- The storm caused power outages and paralyzed air traffic.
- Thousands of households in Arizona were affected by power outages.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport stopped operation for poor visibility.
The American city of Phoenix and its surroundings swept the sandstorm. It significantly reduced visibility, paralyzed air transport and caused current outages. TASR writes about this according to Tuesday’s reports AFP and CNN and CBS stations.
The city in Arizona, USA, plunged into the dark on Monday evening local time and almost zero visibility. Meteorologists in Phoenix recommended people to avoid “life -threatening travel”. The sandstorm was followed by strong rainfall and wind, causing fallen trees and extensive power outages.
Phoenix Sky Harbor’s international airport was shut down for about an hour for poor visibility. By 21.30 pm local time reported more than 200 delays of flights, CBS reports. The roof of one of the terminals was damaged and the passengers were flown into the passenger premises, the airport was removed by the accumulated water. Electric power outages have been briefly affected in Arizona of about 60,000 subscribers Especially in the district of Maricopa, which also includes Phoenix.
The sandstorm also swept through the neighboring States of Nevada, including the venue of the Festival of Independent Art Burning Man, during the last weekend. It was on Saturday that it started and will run until 1 September. The sandstorm of incoming visitors cut off the access roads, flipped tents or passed toilets. The organizers urged people to secure and protect things from the wind and avoid traveling in poor visibility.
