{"id":288088,"date":"2023-09-03T10:39:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T15:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=288088"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T18:42:49","slug":"las-vegas-gets-drenched-in-storms-hundreds-of-flights-delayed-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-gets-drenched-in-storms-hundreds-of-flights-delayed-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Gets Drenched in Storms, Hundreds of Flights Delayed — Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some 383 flights were delayed and 41 were canceled at Harry Reid International Airport<\/a> Saturday. That’s because of stormy weather that also flooded Las Vegas roads, according to FlightAware.<\/p>\n

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A flooded garage on the Las Vegas Strip, pictured above. Streets got flooded and flights were delayed by heavy rains. (Image: Fox Weather<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Additional flights were delayed or canceled on Friday by nasty conditions<\/a>, the flight tracking service revealed.<\/p>\n

Storms drenching the Las Vegas Valley on Friday and Saturday also led to one person\u2019s death, many power outages, and flooding.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue crews found a lifeless body near Rainbow Boulevard. It appears the unnamed victim drowned during the storm on Friday night. The body got swept away<\/a> in currents before coming to rest among debris, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the height of the storm, there were about a dozen rescues of pedestrians by Las Vegas firefighters<\/a> after the civilians got stranded in waterways.\u00a0Between 30 and 35 vehicles also got stranded in the water during the storms.<\/p>\n

Also, some 4,000 Las Vegas Valley residents and businesses lost electricity.<\/p>\n

Major thoroughfares got flooded during the heavy rains as well. These include such intersections as Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue, as well as Blue Diamond Road and Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas TV station KTNV<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

Cheyene Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard reportedly saw more than 1.5 inches of rain on Friday night.\u00a0Flooded roads were expected to begin to dry out on Sunday, Fox Weather<\/em> predicted.<\/p>\n

Linq Hotel<\/h2>\n

Social media posters also informed the public about flooded conditions. Waters were shown flowing from beneath the Linq Hotel + Experience<\/a> on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas Review Journal<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

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Sun\u2019s out now at least pic.twitter.com\/5QDDB3uUwI<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jason Pittman (@fishingpittman) September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n