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More Freak Weather Expected
TEHRAN, Jan 6--Iran on Sunday awoke to heavy overnight snowfall which forced schools to close, blocked major roadways and led to the cancellation of many domestic flights.
Primary and secondary schools were closed in Tehran and most cities in the north of the country, state television reported.
Tehranis faced serious transport disruptions while public transport including cabs and buses could hardly move in the snow-covered and frozen roads.
State airline Iran Air cancelled all of its morning domestic flights from Mehrabad airport, while roads in the northwest were closed to traffic.
International flights, which now run exclusively from Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) south of the capital, were delayed.
Tehran and several other cities in the north and center of the country are at altitudes of more than 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) above sea level and are regularly hit by heavy snow in the winters.
A spate of cold weather has already created problems in Iran with around a dozen towns suffering gas cuts last week because of a surge in demand and shortages compounded by a temporary cut in exports from Turkmenistan.
Authorities have urged the public to reduce their notoriously profligate consumption of gas to ensure there are no further cuts amid plunging temperatures.
Officials at the state Meteorological Center said that snowfall and sharp decline in temperatures would continue in the coming days.

mj has copyed from : Iran Daily Newspaper