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Baku/09.01.23/Turan: Snowfalls and ice last night paralyzed traffic on a number of mountain and inter-regional roads in Azerbaijan.
In particular, up to 100 cars got stuck on the Baku-Shamakhi-Gabala highway and had to spend the night on the road. The most difficult situation is on mountain passes - Achydarya (58 km), Muganly Ismayilly (130 km), Agsu (145 km).
Since the morning of 9 January the ice has also seriously hampered traffic on the road Baku-Guba and a segment of Baku-Sumqayit. According to the traffic police, over 10 chain accidents have been registered on this highway since this morning. -02D-
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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