US: Colorado blizzard shuts roads, cancels flights on one of busiest travel days

A blizzard sweeping through northeastern Colorado on Tuesday blocked roads and caused hundreds of flight cancellations, thwarting the Thanksgiving travel plans of some of the millions of Americans expected to fly or drive this week. 18 cm of snow had fallen in Denver by early Tuesday morning, causing more than 460 flight cancellations, the Denver International Airport said, and blizzard conditions were expected throughout the day as winds up to 72 km per hour in the eastern plains reduced visibility. Some 55m travelers planned to fly or drive at least 80 km from their homes this Thanksgiving, according to the American Automobile Association, but the snow would likely alter those plans. “We just landed at the Denver Airport! Crazy conditions. Literally 0 visibility,” tweeted Amber Kimbrell, a high school science teacher from Huntsville, Alabama, who posted a photo of a runway covered in white.<br/>