Heavy snowfall closes Turkish highway for 9 days

Snowfall in excess of three meters (10 feet).

7 Jan 2016 –  The Siir-Şırnak highway is opened again after a lapse of 9 days in which it was closed due to heavy snowfall.

Highway teams have been working in an uninterrupted operation to clean the snow in the hills a thickness of 2 meters. Because of the snowstorms many cars were abandoned on the road side.

The teams are working now to reopen the roads to Akkoyun, a Dogan village in the Pervari district, that were closed due to snow in excess of 3 meters.

http://www.haberport.com/dunya/yogun-kar-yagisi-nedeniyle-kapanan-siir-sirnak-karayolu-9-gunluk-calismanin-ardindan-ulasima-acildi-h77731.html

Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link

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