CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

World / Middle East

Heavy snowfall shuts down airport in Iran

Published: 28 Jan 2018 - 08:52 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 03:12 am
An Iranian man walks in an ally during a heavy snowfall in Tehran, Iran, 27 January 2018. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

An Iranian man walks in an ally during a heavy snowfall in Tehran, Iran, 27 January 2018. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

By Mustafa Melih Ahishali / Anadolu Agency

ISTANBUL, A heavy snow storm in Iran’s capital shut down flights at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported Saturday.

According to the news agency, flights were cancelled due to the increasing snow fall in Tehran.

Planes were directed to Isfahan airport as the airstrip was covered with snow, the agency reported.

Meanwhile the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) announced that due to heavy snowfall schools in Tehran and its districts will be closed.