News / Record heatwave across Pacific north-west disrupts air and road supply chains

Cherries are flying, but blueberries may not make it to the runway; animals are barred from lower decks, and truckers face detours to avoid warped roads.

The heatwave that has hit the Pacific north-west and western Canada has brought disruption to cargo.

This normally temperate region has been struggling as temperatures soar above the 40-degree celsius mark, with hundreds of deaths on both sides of the border.

Road surfaces have warped, and buckled in some places. A section of route 544 in Washington ...