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Snow blankets Tehran, causing heavy traffic

16 November 2019 18:32 (UTC +04:00)

Snow blanketed Tehran, causing heavy traffic in the streets, especially the highways in northern and eastern Tehran in the first such scene in the autumn season, APA reports citing IRNA.

According to Iran's Traffic Police, heavy snow covered Tehran, Ardebil, Save-Salafchegan, Lahijan-Deilaman, Kandovan, Haraz, Firouzkooh, and Kiasar-Semnan roads.

The roads and streets were blocked and many cars got stuck on the way, that were helped out by the traffic and road police.

Children, teenagers, and many grownups were so excited to see the snow that they came into the streets and parks to play snowballs.