Flights halted and cars banned as snow silences Istanbul

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ISTANBUL: Flights were suspended for a second day at Istanbul Airport and private vehicles were barred from city streets on Tuesday (Jan 25), as heavy snowfall snarled traffic and left people stranded in Turkey\u0027s biggest city and across the country. Snowfall began late last week and picked up in recent day

ISTANBUL: Flights were suspended for a second day at Istanbul Airport and private vehicles were barred from city streets on Tuesday , as heavy snowfall snarled traffic and left people stranded in Turkey's biggest city and across the country.

Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya took the rare step of banning private cars until 10am GMT as emergency teams cleaned up streets, while many public workers were granted administrative leave to keep commutes to a minimum. Istanbul Airport said on its website that flight operations had been suspended until 10am GMT on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions. Flag-carrier Turkish Airlines said on Monday it had cancelled all flights from the airport.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said 55,000 tonnes of salt had been used on roads and he called on Turks to clear snow in front of homes and shops to help emergency teams.

 

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