**Delta Plane Crashes at Toronto Airport: Families Affected by Poverty Hit Hardest**

Thirteen people were injured, and one person was taken to the hospital after a Delta plane skidded off the runway and crashed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. 🛬💨

On August 24, 2022, at 4:14 AM, a Delta flight from Detroit en route to Shreveport landed safely, but it's reported to have encountered heavy rain.

There were a total of 99 people on board the flight. Fortunately, no one on the plane suffered life-threatening injuries. The cause of the plane crash has yet to be determined. Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board are looking into the situation. Late on Friday morning, Toronto police posted an update that there were no fatalities. Most passengers were taken to a shelter.

The incident has once again raised concerns about the impact of flight disruptions, especially for families who are already living in poverty. Imagine being stuck in a situation like this, with limited financial resources to fall back on, or with young children who need to go back to school as soon as possible. There's also a worry about the immediate consequences: what would happen to families who have limited financial savings, and how would they keep their homes or supply their essential expenses?

Some of these families have few alternatives when crises hit because income is not flexible. This often makes travel and flight disruptions that much more difficult. The working class often has very little time to be flexible in times of crisis. It's precisely in these moments when their resilience and supplies of essential items are most under assault.
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