US: Severe Weather Triggers Flood Warnings, Airport Delays in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic 2

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain triggered flash flood warnings across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, causing significant flight cancellations and delays at major East Coast airports on Tuesday, July 1. Authorities warned of strong wind gusts and ongoing storms through the evening.

Huge underground drainage system prevents flood damagae

Huge underground drainage system prevents flood damagae

TOKYO, Japan - A 4.5 kilometer-long and 12.5 meter-diameter tunnel runs some 40 meters under the No. 7 beltway in Tokyo's Nakano and Suginami wards.

Gov't to expand Haneda, build beltways under urban renewal plan

Gov't to expand Haneda, build beltways under urban renewal plan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) speaks at a meeting of the government's urban renewal panel at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 28. It was decided at the meeting to designate expansion of Tokyo's Haneda airport to allow increased international flights and construction of beltway systems in major cities as urban redevelopment projects.

U.S.-MARYLAND-TRUCK CONVOY-DEMONSTRATION

U.S.-MARYLAND-TRUCK CONVOY-DEMONSTRATION

(220312) -- WASHINGTON, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trucks and other cars gather during a truck convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Hagerstown, Maryland, the United States, on March 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Truck convoy circles Capital Beltway for 4th day, as travel mask mandate extended" (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-MARYLAND-TRUCK CONVOY-DEMONSTRATION

U.S.-MARYLAND-TRUCK CONVOY-DEMONSTRATION

(220312) -- WASHINGTON, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trucks and other cars gather during a truck convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Hagerstown, Maryland, the United States, on March 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Truck convoy circles Capital Beltway for 4th day, as travel mask mandate extended" (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-MARYLAND-TRUCK CONVOY-DEMONSTRATION

U.S.-MARYLAND-TRUCK CONVOY-DEMONSTRATION

(220312) -- WASHINGTON, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trucks and other cars gather during a truck convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Hagerstown, Maryland, the United States, on March 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Truck convoy circles Capital Beltway for 4th day, as travel mask mandate extended" (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-MARYLAND-TRUCK CONVOY-DEMONSTRATION

U.S.-MARYLAND-TRUCK CONVOY-DEMONSTRATION

(220312) -- WASHINGTON, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trucks and other cars gather during a truck convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Hagerstown, Maryland, the United States, on March 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Truck convoy circles Capital Beltway for 4th day, as travel mask mandate extended" (Xinhua/Liu Jie)