1972 Iran blizzard

The Iran Blizzard of February 1972 was the deadliest blizzard in history.[1] A week-long period of low temperatures and severe winter storms, lasting February 3–9, 1972, resulted in the deaths of approximately 4,000 people.[2] Storms dumped more than 10 feet (3.0 m) of snow across rural areas in northwestern, central and southern Iran.[3]

Southern Iran received as much as 26 feet (7.9 m) of snow, burying at least 4,000 individuals. According to contemporary reports by the newspaper Ettela'at, the city of Ardakan and outlying villages were hardest hit, with no survivors in Kakkan or Kumar. In the northwest, near the border with Turkey, the village of Sheklab and its 100 inhabitants were buried.[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ "40 Years Ago, Iran Was Hit by the Deadliest Blizzard in History". Mental Floss.
  2. ↑ "NOAA News Online (Story 334b)". noaa.gov.
  3. ↑ 1972 Blizzard: Iran's and World's Harshest blizzard in the history | Sky and Weather Network
  4. ↑ "Missing Put at 6,000 in Iranian Blizzard". New York Times. 11 February 1972. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Thousands Missing in Iran Snow". Oakland Tribune. 10 February 1972. p. 1.
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