TEHRAN: Heavy snow covered the streets of Tehran on Sunday, causing major flight delays and forcing the closure of schools, authorities in the Iranian capital said.
AFP correspondents said the snow started falling early in the morning and disrupted the flow of traffic on some of the city’s main highways.
“We knew that it would snow as of last night and that it naturally affects traffic,” head of Tehran’s traffic police Mohammadreza Mehmandar told state television.
“On some highways in the north (of Tehran) there was a bit of ice... and accidents were responded to quickly,” he added.
Schools in all the districts of Tehran city and some parts of the province were closed in both morning and the afternoon due to the heavy snowfall.
The snow dump caused long delays to flights to and from Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport.
“Flights at Mehrabad will go ahead but with delays due to the lack of proper vision,” said Reza Jafarzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s aviation authority.
But flights were still going according to schedule at Imam Khomeini International Airport, also in Tehran, he added.
Snowfall is forecast to continue until Monday in Tehran and other northern provinces.
Snow shuts schools, delays flights in Iran capital
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Snow shuts schools, delays flights in Iran capital
- The snow started falling early in the morning and disrupted the flow of traffic on some of the city’s main highways
- Snowfall is forecast to continue until Monday in Tehran and other northern provinces
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The ministry said on Telegram on Saturday that the reopening was part of a broader strategy to rebuild the education system in the Syrian Arab Republic, provide a safe learning environment, and help students maintain regular studies.
Staff are working to equip schools with essential supplies and improve infrastructure through repairs and maintenance, all of which are part of a long-term plan to ensure safe and effective schooling and support educational improvement in Deir Ezzor.
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