New temperature record in Azerbaijan

The extremely cold weather has recently caused problems in all Azerbaijani regions. They include gas and water problems.

Temperature in Shirvan dropped to -6 C, mountain villages to -10 C. Gas pressure dripped in Balakyan District. No problems with electricity were registered.

The temperature in Lerik dropped to -4, in Yardymly to -6. No problems with gas and electric supply. Temperature in Mil-Mugansk Region dropped to -5, -9.

Heavy winds were registered in Gajigabul, Sabirabad, Saatly, Imishli, Salyan and Neftchal. No power problems were seen in Saatly, Sabirabad, Imishli, some villages had power cuts. Gas pressure dropped.

Minimal air temperature dropped to -11 in Baku at 6-7 am. It is the record of 110 years. The previous record of -10 was set in 1969.

Bad weather conditions caused delays at the Baku International Airport of Heydar Aliyev, Magerram Safarli, head of the press service of Azerbaijani Airlines, said.

A plane flying from Kazan to Baku (Airlines of Tatarstan) had to land in Makhachkala. Bad weather conditions in Azerbaijan forced the London plane heading to Baku land in Tehran. Flights were cancelled from Tbilisi, Tehran, Gyanzh and Nakhchivan.

J2 6717 from Baku to Mineralniye Vody (Russia), J2 257 to Nakhchivan, J2 239 to Gyanzh, J2 223 to Tbilisi and J2 017 to Tehran were cancelled today.

Water supply of the capital increase from 12.5 cubic meters per second to 13.8. Over 600,000 cubic meters of water are stored in reservoirs.

Azeriqaz, a production enterprise of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) increased gas supply, its press secretary Kamandar Eyvazov said. 26 million cubic meters of gas are provided daily, 15.3 million of them are for the capital, the rest for regions.

Telephone stations of Mardakyan and Buzovna are using generators.

Azerbaijani Transport Minister Namig Gasanov said that about 700 buses started work this morning, half of them got stuck. 16 international buses with 280 passengers were on their way by 10 am.

Public transport will operate until 8 pm or less. Normally, 3000 buses work in Baku.

Baku and Absheron Peninsula expect short snowing with low north-western wind. Day temperature will reach 0-3, night -8-13 on February 9. Temperature in Aran will drop to -6-11 at night, 0-5 during the day. Mountain temperature will drop to -19-24 at night, -17-22 at day.