On February 3, 1972, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the country began in Iran. The blizzard that came from the Caucasus raged for six days. The state with an arid climate, where snow usually falls only in mountainous regions, naturally turned out to be completely unprepared for such a ferocity of the elements.
The blizzard that killed more than four thousand people is considered the deadliest in history. By comparison, the most devastating tornado in Bangladesh in 1989 claimed 1,300 lives.
By February 9, when the onset of snowfall decreased significantly, in the north-west and in the center of the country the height of the snow cover reached three meters, and in the south the snow dunes rose eight meters. Hundreds of settlements were cut off from the outside world: a blizzard cut off telephone lines and power lines, blocked roads.
As a result, more than a hundred villages and villages were completely destroyed. People who took refuge in houses died when the roof collapsed or were buried alive. Not a single survivor remained in the villages of Kakkan and Kumar.
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The huge number of victims is primarily due to the fact that rescuers could not come to the rescue. Almost zero visibility made it impossible to move even by helicopter. Many died of frostbite and disease without the necessary medicines. The air temperature in those days dropped to -20 degrees Celsius.
And after the elements receded and the snow began to melt, the exhausted Iranians were also overtaken by a powerful flood …