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By Amina Nazarli

Heavy storms that hit the region this past weekend has paralyzed life in some parts of the world, raising the alarm in some countries.

However some people in Azerbaijan are finding this spot of winter weather pleasurable as a heavy fog enveloped the capital, Baku on February 2.

That still it did not affect daily life, as worries about the bad weather was soon dispelled.

Airline traffic flying in an out of Heydar Aliyev International Airport was not affected.

“There are no delays on flights now,” an airport official said.

Weather forecasts in the upcoming days is expected to rise around 18 degrees C above zero. February is predicted to be warm, according to weather forecasters.

Storm reigns

Severe weather had hit many parts of the world last week, from New York – which literally shut down , to neighboring Turkey, where heavy storms killed five and injured 110 in Bursa. More than 100 cars and 300 houses were damaged.

The storms also caused sever damage in the main commercial hub, Istanbul.

Dozens of flights from Istanbul to various countries have been canceled due to strong and torrential rain. Turkish Airlines had to cancel its Baku – Istanbul flight on February 1. All maritime was also cancelled in Turkey on February 2 due to unstable weather, Anadolu news agency reported.

At this time, many homes remained without electricity, due to damaged power lines

The hurricane damaged the railway infrastructure, stopping the Istanbul-Ankara railway liner. Turkish Haber7 channel reported.

Across the United States some 2,500 flights had to be canceled.

O’Hare International Airport in Chicago suffered the most. Some 1,371 flights were canceled and 141 were postponed, ABC News reported.

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