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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
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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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