Powerful storm batters northeast US, hundreds of flights canceled

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

What happened

Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands were delayed as a nor'easter brought flooding, power cuts and travel disruption to cities like New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

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  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:33:00 UTC.

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