Publication Date:
Mon, 2009-01-26 03:00
DUBAI: A blanket of snow has covered a mountain in the UAE, a rare phenomenon for the country, local media reported yesterday. The Jees mountain, 5,700 feet above sea level and 25 km northeast of Ras Al-Khaimah city, was covered in 20 cm of snow, WAM said.
“Although limited snowfall was recorded on the mountain some years back, for the first time the peak of the mountain was fully covered in snow,” it said. Local authorities said temperatures plunged to minus 3 degrees Celsius on Friday and to below zero on Saturday.
Maj. Said Al-Yamahi of Ras Al-Khaimah police said an area of five square km was covered in snow. Abu Dhabi and Dubai also had heavy rains on Friday and Saturday.
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