A snow remover clears snow on a road in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 27, 2022. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
A massive snowstorm hit Jordan on Thursday, causing power outages in many cities across the country.
AMMAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A major power outage hit many cities in Jordan on Thursday after a heavy snow blanketed many parts of the country.
The Jordan Electric Power Company said in a statement that falling trees and branches led to power outages in 20 main locations affiliated with the company across Jordan.
A woman plays with snow after a snowstorm in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 27, 2022. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
It added that deep snow restricted its services to major locations, adding that there were around 1,300 employees and 400 service machineries were working to restore the power supply disrupted by the snow.
The polar depression currently gripping Jordan has passed its peak, but its effects are expected to last until Friday.
A snow remover clears snow on a road in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 27, 2022. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
The Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) on Thursday said that the Ras Munif area in Ajloun in the north saw 34 centimetres of snow, while in the Sports City region in the Jordanian capital of Amman, it amounted to 22 centimetres.
The JMD said that the snowfall would continue until afternoon hours in the northern and central highlands, but in the southern region, it would last until Friday morning.
A woman plays with snow after a snowstorm in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 27, 2022. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua) ■
