Unclaimed luggage is piling up at airports across the US after Southwest and other airlines canceled flights due to the winter storm: PHOTOS

Salt Lake City International Airport.AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

• US airports were flooded with unclaimed luggage after Southwest and other airlines scrapped flights.
• The airports included LA International, Denver, Chicago O'Hare, and Sacramento Airport.

The intense winter storm sweeping across the US led Southwest and other airlines to cancel thousands of flights, impacting many passengers — and their suitcases.

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Southwest scrubbed nearly 2,700 flights on Tuesday, which accounted for 84% of all cancelations in the US that day, according to FlightAware. The chaos has left passengers' baggage mounting up at various airports.

LaGuardia Airport in New York.      AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura

Source: Insider

Luggage was left on Tuesday in a cornered-off section at Southwest's baggage claim at Salt Lake City International Airport.

Salt Lake City International Airport.      AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

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Meanwhile, Southwest's baggage service office at LA International Airport was flooded with bags and suitcases after mass cancellations.

Los Angeles International Airport.      AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

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The situation was similar at Denver International Airport, where passengers were trying to find their belongings in a mass of unclaimed luggage which accumulated in Southwest's baggage claim area.

Denver International Airport.      AP Photo/David Zalubowski

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After Southwest canceled flights over the festive period, suitcases started to amass on Tuesday in the baggage claim area in Sacramento International Airport in California.

Sacramento International Airport.      AP Photo/Sophie Austin

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Passengers at Chicago Midway International Airport searched for their luggage on Tuesday at Southwest's baggage claim after their flights were disrupted amid the storm.

Chicago Midway International Airport.      Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

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There were hundreds of passengers on Tuesday at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, waiting in line to resolve issues with Southwest about their luggage.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.      Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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A sea of suitcases was also seen around the carousels at San Francisco International Airport after airlines canceled thousands of flights.

San Francisco International Airport.      Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Piles of dropped luggage were left at United Airlines' Terminal One at Chicago O'Hare International Airport days before Christmas as the storm hit the country.

Chicago O'Hare International Airport.      KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP

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Southwest CEO Bob Jordan described Monday's operational meltdown as "a tough day." A spokesperson for Southwest told Insider the airline will "make every attempt to reconnect customers with their baggage at no cost."

Southwest Airline's incoming CEO Robert Jordan      AP

Source: The Wall Street Journal