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- The snow started falling early in the morning and disrupted the flow of traffic on some of the city鈥檚 main highways
- Snowfall is forecast to continue until Monday in Tehran and other northern provinces
TEHRAN: Heavy snow covered the streets of Tehran on Sunday, causing major flight delays and forcing the closure of schools, authorities in the Iranian capital said.
AFP correspondents said the snow started falling early in the morning and disrupted the flow of traffic on some of the city鈥檚 main highways.
鈥淲e knew that it would snow as of last night and that it naturally affects traffic,鈥� head of Tehran鈥檚 traffic police Mohammadreza Mehmandar told state television.
鈥淥n some highways in the north (of Tehran) there was a bit of ice... and accidents were responded to quickly,鈥� he added.
Schools in all the districts of Tehran city and some parts of the province were closed in both morning and the afternoon due to the heavy snowfall.
The snow dump caused long delays to flights to and from Tehran鈥檚 Mehrabad International Airport.
鈥淔lights at Mehrabad will go ahead but with delays due to the lack of proper vision,鈥� said Reza Jafarzadeh, spokesman for Iran鈥檚 aviation authority.
But flights were still going according to schedule at Imam Khomeini International Airport, also in Tehran, he added.
Snowfall is forecast to continue until Monday in Tehran and other northern provinces.