Heavy snowfall blocked the highway from the town of Guba (168 km. North of Baku) to the village of Khinalig - the highest mountain in Azerbaijan (2300 m. Above sea level.) According to the Ministry of Ecology, level of snowfall was more than half a meter, which made impossible vehicular traffic on this route the length of which is 57 km long. In some places, there was the threat of avalanches. Road services continue clearing the road of snow, but the snow is forecast to continue. The similar situation is in the area of the alpine ski resort "Shahdag". Road travel from the city of Gusar to the base is also loaded. Currently, hundreds of people are having rest on the base.-02D-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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