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GLIDE Record
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Event:
CW Cold Wave
Number:
2008-000025
Country:
IRN Iran, Islamic Republic
Location:
Northern and central parts of Iran
Date (YMD):
2008-1-7
Time:
Duration:
Magnitude:
Information Source:
BBC
Comments:
Iran was hit by heavy snow storm which caused a number of avalanches, with the build up of ice on the roads causing numerous traffic accidents. Tehran declared two days of national holiday, as temperatures dropped to -24 degrees Celsius or lower. The heavy snow and bitterly cold weather caused scores of deaths.
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