Tuesday 1 April 2014

Surprise snowstorm traps thousands of Iranians

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Surprise snowstorm traps thousands of Iranians
Tehran (AFP) March 31, 2014 - Thousands of travellers, many of them visiting family during the Iranian new year holidays, have been rescued after being trapped by unexpected snowstorms in north Iran, a report said Monday. "Since yesterday (Sunday), teams have rescued around 14,000 travellers caught in the heavy snow," Red Crescent spokesman Hossein Derakhshan told the official IRNA news agency. "Some 32 people were h ... more


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