Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic in Istanbul
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Wed, Feb 17 2021 16:27 IST
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Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic in Istanbul (Xinhua/Xu Suhui/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Istanbul, Feb 17 : A heavy snowfall has hit here, disrupting the land and the sea traffic. The snowfall blanketed the city during morning rush hours Wednesday, gripping many residents on their way to offices, Xinhua reported.
Traffic was soon paralysed in the metropolis due to blizzards and ice on the roads.
Video footage aired by local media showed that many citizens got off public transport vehicles and walked.
The visibility distance on the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, which links the city's European and Asian sides, dropped to as low as 10 metres, local median reported.