Heavy snow

A woman walks under snowfall on <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100100602011379" title="Istanbul (Turkey)" href="/topic/intl/turkey/istanbul-%28turkey%29-PLGEO100100602011379.topic">Istanbul's</a> Istiklal Avenue. Heavy snowfall blanketed Turkey's commercial hub of Istanbul, a city of 15 million, paralyzing daily life, disrupting air and road traffic. Officials said almost 200 flights were canceled due to the snow which is expected to continue until late tomorrow.

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( Mustafa Ozer, AFP/Getty Images / January 30, 2012 )

A woman walks under snowfall on Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue. Heavy snowfall blanketed Turkey's commercial hub of Istanbul, a city of 15 million, paralyzing daily life, disrupting air and road traffic. Officials said almost 200 flights were canceled due to the snow which is expected to continue until late tomorrow.

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