JERUSALEM: SNOWSTORMS CLOSE SCHOOLS, SHOPS, OFFICES DURING WORST WINTER IN ISRAEL SINCE 1904

Record ID: 230419

  • Title: JERUSALEM: SNOWSTORMS CLOSE SCHOOLS, SHOPS, OFFICES DURING WORST WINTER IN ISRAEL SINCE 1904
  • Date: 25th February 1992
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (FEBRUARY 25, 1992) 1. SV PAN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER PASSING THROUGH SNOW 0.08 2. SVS WOMAN THROWING SNOWBALL/BOY AND DOG PLAYING IN SNOW (2 SHOTS) 0.22 3. SVS MEN WALKING THROUGH SNOW/ CARS SLIPPING/CARS STUCK IN SNOW (3 SHOTS) 0.41 4. SVS AND TRACKING SHOTS SHOPPING STREET COVERED IN SNOW/BUS IN SNOW/SNOWY LANDSCAPE (4 SHOTS) 1.04 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 11th March 1992 12:00
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  • Location: JERUSALEM
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  • Country: Israel
  • Reuters ID: LVA5JWMR2ME17EN3SVCSYBK3V82B
  • Story Text: Snowstorms closed schools, shops and offices in Jerusalem and throughout Israel on Tuesday (February 25) during the worst winter in the region since 1904.

    Two boys of nine and 14 were feared drowned in a flooded river near their homes in Jisr al-Zarka village, north of Tel Aviv. They went out to watch the storm and did not return.

    Hundreds of drivers were stranded along snowy roads for up to 10 hours overnight, especially on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway.

    Many commuters checked into Jerusalem hotels for the night.

    Israel's meteorological centre said rain and snow were more than three times the annual average.


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