Iranians Prayed for Rain, but Were Covered in Snow
- 6 years ago
Iranians Prayed for Rain, but Were Covered in Snow
Suddenly, the situation had changed: Schools in many parts of the country were closed; most people could not go to work; the police were calling the situation "critical." Tehran, on the flanks of the Alborz mountain range, traditionally got a lot of snow,
but in recent years the city has mainly been covered in yellow smog during the winter months.
Ayatollah Reza Ostadi said that God is always testing people with various kinds of disasters,
The drought only heightened anxiety, and many in Tehran have suggested
that what was needed was not prayers but better leadership: Disastrous water management, they say, has allowed for hundreds of thousands of illegal wells, further diminishing the water supply.
Kaveh Madani said that We were afraid we would never see snow again in this city,
Water in the two main dams high up in the mountains, which provide this city of
12 million with drinking water and electricity, is at historically low levels.
Mr. Madani said that We shouldn’t fool ourselves,
"The drought is still here, and we have a seriously tough year ahead with empty reservoirs
and aquifers, and our endless demand for water." An earlier version of this article misstated the day of a sermon on "rain prayers" in Qom, Iran.
This year, when the snow finally came, people in Tehran started cheering, and they did what people across the world do: They had fun.
" he said. that When I was a child, schools used to be closed because of heavy snow, but these days they are closed because of air pollution,
Suddenly, the situation had changed: Schools in many parts of the country were closed; most people could not go to work; the police were calling the situation "critical." Tehran, on the flanks of the Alborz mountain range, traditionally got a lot of snow,
but in recent years the city has mainly been covered in yellow smog during the winter months.
Ayatollah Reza Ostadi said that God is always testing people with various kinds of disasters,
The drought only heightened anxiety, and many in Tehran have suggested
that what was needed was not prayers but better leadership: Disastrous water management, they say, has allowed for hundreds of thousands of illegal wells, further diminishing the water supply.
Kaveh Madani said that We were afraid we would never see snow again in this city,
Water in the two main dams high up in the mountains, which provide this city of
12 million with drinking water and electricity, is at historically low levels.
Mr. Madani said that We shouldn’t fool ourselves,
"The drought is still here, and we have a seriously tough year ahead with empty reservoirs
and aquifers, and our endless demand for water." An earlier version of this article misstated the day of a sermon on "rain prayers" in Qom, Iran.
This year, when the snow finally came, people in Tehran started cheering, and they did what people across the world do: They had fun.
" he said. that When I was a child, schools used to be closed because of heavy snow, but these days they are closed because of air pollution,