12 Feb 2020 – Thousands of vehicles buried under monster mounds of snow; people missing and presumed frozen; water and power cut-off; drifts as high as 6 meters (20 ft) block key passes — welcome, Middle East, to the GRAND SOLAR MINIMUM…
TURKEY
Residents of Göle, a town in Turkey’s northeastern Ardahan province, suffered record breaking temperatures of minus 40 degrees this week, while heavy snowstorms battered the eastern half of the country. The freezing temperatures and blizzards also cut off access to many regions,
SYRIA
Heavy snow has brought parts of neighboring Syria to a standstill. @AFP Delil Souleiman photographed residents of the northeastern town of al-Malikiyah (Derik), near the border with Turkey, enjoying snow-covered fields after a blizzard.
IRAN
Debilitating snow totals of up to 6 meters have reportedly cut off water and electricity and blocked roads in many regions. The going-on-20 foot accumulations blanketed the Qarah Bolagh district in the NW provinces of Iran, a local official said Monday.
Thousands of vehicles, including multiple snow plows, have been completely buried under the monster mounds of snow that are preventing emergency services from reaching those trapped.
IRAQ
Residents of central and southern Iraq opened their curtains Tuesday morning (Feb. 11) to the first “settling” snowfall in over a century. See Incredibly Rare Snowfall Blankets Baghdad and Karbala, Iraq
https://electroverse.net/record-cold-and-20-foot-drifts-batter-turkey-syria-iran-and-iraq/
Thanks to Jack Hydrazine for this link
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