Snow in Mazandaran. Source: Mehr News Agency. Photographer: Pejman Marzi.
500,000 people are reportedly trapped in villages without electricity, gas or water after a massive snow storm this weekend in Iran's northern provinces, Gilan and Mazandaran.
One local official called it the heaviest snowfall in 50 years. Thousands have been rescued and taken to emergency shelters or hospitalized.
ZA1-1RA tweeted:
من ازین باباتم خیالم از خونواده جمه که می دونم اندازه چن ماه برنج دارن #برف #شمال :|
— ZA1-1RA (@zara_esm) February 3, 2014
I do not worry about my family, they have rice in reserve for months.
Farshad Faryabi tweeted:
فکر کنم #وزیرخارجه #سوئد برنگرده از ایران چون الان #برف و سرما تو #ایران بیشتر از سوئد شده :)
— Farshid Faryabi (@F_Faryabi) February 3, 2014
Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Blidt, [who is on a trip in Iran] won't go back to Sweden now because there is more snow in Iran.
Soheila Sadegh tweeted:
به علت بارش برف در شرق #گيلان، یک مدرسه ابتدایی بدلیل فرسودگی تخریب شد #آموزشپرورش #مدارس #دانشآموز #معلم #مازندران #رشت #گرگان #اردبيل
— soheila sadegh (@Soheila_Sadegh) February 3, 2014
A school was destroyed in Gilan under heavy snow.
Maysam Bizar tweeted:
شهروند #مازندرانی: بخاطر #برف 6 عدد آب معدنی کوچک 3 هزار تومانی را خریدیم 12 هزار تومان. خودمون به خودمون رحم نمیکنیم از دشمن انتظار داریم؟
— Maysam Bizar (@M_Bizar) February 3, 2014
The price for bottled water rose four times during snowing days. If we do not have pity for ourselves, what we do we expect of enemies?
Mozdeh A tweeted:
هر چی برا بقیه دنیا نعمته واسه ایرانی جماعت نکبته #برف
— mozhdeh A (@MozhdehT) February 3, 2014
What is a blessing for others, is a curse for us.
Saham Borghani shared a photo last month (January 10) of tea and snow.
#برف و #چای pic.twitter.com/6phbpubCjJ
— saham Boorghani (@sahamedin) January 10, 2014
