White Rental: Execrable weather diverts vice president's plane

Vice President Kamala Harris walks off Air Drive Two at Milwaukee World Airport in September. On Tuesday, her plane, en route from Atlanta, Ga., to Joint Contaminated Andrews in Maryland, was diverted to Washington Dulles World Airport resulting from of spoiled weather. File Photograph by Jeffrey Phelps/UPI | License Photograph

Jan. 10 (UPI) — Execrable weather impacting the Eastern United States on Tuesday evening diverted Vice President Kamala Harris‘ plane to Washington, D.C., the White Rental mentioned.

The plane is named Air Drive Two was en route from Atlanta, Ga., to Joint Contaminated Andrews in Maryland when inclement weather triggered it to be rerouted to Washington Dulles World Airport, Harris’ press secretary Kirsten Allen mentioned in an announcement on X.

“Air Drive Two landed safely at Dulles and all passengers are safe,” she mentioned.

The diversion came as the U.S. East Waft was slammed by severe winter storms on Tuesday, prompting several governors, together with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, to field emergency proclamations.

“The safety and security of our residents is our high precedence,” Moore mentioned in an announcement Tuesday evening as he declared a Disclose of Preparedness for Maryland.

“Please remain vigilant, use overall sense and gain a notion in field, especially within the event you are in low-lying areas at probability of flooding or where flooding is expected.”

At least three individuals gain died within the storms. And hundreds of thousands had been with out energy, in step with Poweroutage.us.

“Limitless communities within the central and eastern U.S. are experiencing flooding, tornadoes and heavy snow fall as a courageous winter storm strikes across the country,” President Joe Biden mentioned in an announcement.

“I bustle every person to use the steering of local officials.”