NBC reported the cancellation of almost 500 flights from Atlanta airport due to heavy rains.

About 500 flights were canceled from Atlanta Airport in the U.S. state of Georgia, NBC reported on Saturday, June 28. The cause was flooding caused by heavy rains.

"Almost 500 flights arriving and departing from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were canceled due to adverse weather conditions in the Atlanta metropolitan area," the publication said.

According to the local office of the National Weather Service in the city, a storm rose on the evening of June 27, which caused heavy rains in most of Atlanta. At the same time, meteorologists warned that heavy rains would last all weekend, which would only worsen the flooding situation in several areas of the city.

Earlier, on June 22, The New York Times reported that three people, including two children, were killed in a severe storm with heavy rains in central New York, USA.