translated from Spanish: Buenos Aires temporary causes flight and football match cancellations

Buenos Aires.- The temporary fort that lashes to Buenos Aires with heavy rains, hail and thunderstorms caused this Saturday delays and cancellations at the main airports of the capital and the suspension of several football matches scheduled for this purpose week. At the beginning of the day the state-owned Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 alerted through its Twitter profile of the interruption of its “usual services”.

“By safety protocol, platform personnel must interrupt their usual tasks during adverse weather events. No fuel is loaded and delays can occur in flights and baggage delivery until the end of electrical activity,” he posted.

ATTENTIONThe safety protocol platform personnel should interrupt their usual tasks during adverse weather events. No fuel is loaded and delays may occur in flights and baggage delivery until the end of electrical activity. — Airports Argentina 2000 (@aa2000oficial)
October 12, 2019

In the digital portal of the company you can consult the status of each flight, a list in which most are canceled and many others with delay for the two main airports of the city: Ezeiza and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery.Also the sports day in the capital was also affected by the weather, although this weekend there is no men’s Super League day for the stop of selections. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) reported through a statement that the match between San Lorenzo and SAT, corresponding to the fourth day of the top women’s competition to be played today, was suspended. This measure totalled more than a dozen parties, mostly from the second division. The National Weather Service forecasts high chances of rain – between 70% and 100% – for today in the city, with storms dissipating as the day progresses. The forecast improves for tomorrow, when the chances of precipitation will be reduced below 10% and temperatures will increase to more than 15 degrees, although wind gusts will continue with speeds that will exceed 40 kilometers per Time.

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