Severe weather disrupts travel in the US with thousands of flight delays and one death

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Severe weather across the US caused significant travel disruptions on Saturday, with tornadoes affecting southern states and heavy snow impacting the west coast. Over 7,000 flights were delayed and more than 200 were cancelled. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta saw about a third of its flights delayed. Nearly half of the flights from Dallas/Fort Worth and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston were also delayed. At least 10 tornadoes struck Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, resulting in one death near Houston and four injuries in Brazoria County, Texas.


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