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Delayed Storm Batters Lebanon | Delayed Storm Batters Lebanon |
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| Monday, 18 February 2008 | |
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A powerful storm, which was expected to lash Lebanon with rain and snow over the weekend, began battering the country at noon Monday.
Voice of Lebanon Radio Station said Internal Security Forces took precautionary measures to prevent citizens from being trapped in villages due to the wild weather. A huge snowstorm hit Lebanon late last month, isolating villages and causing widespread havoc on roads with temperatures reaching below zero in many areas, including Beirut. Many villages and towns at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level were blanketed by snow that also left thousands of people without power or telephone lines, mainly in mountainous areas. Strong winds inflicted severe damage to crops and other property, while the rain turned many roads into rivers. Also in Greece Monday, heavy snowfall left about 200 villages cut off across the country and forced airport authorities to cancel dozens of flights. Between 10 and 15 centimeters of snow blanketed the center of the capital Athens. Heavy snow also fell over much of Turkey on Monday, causing traffic accidents, disrupting air transport and closing schools.(Naharnet-AP) |
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