Volcanic ashes may reach Tehran

April 22, 2010 - 0:0

TEHRAN – The Geophysics Center of Tehran University has said the probability of the volcanic ashes reaching Iran’s sky is very low.

Considering the direction of winds, it is probable that a low amount of ashes enters Iran through Europe, said Mohammed Reza Mahmoudi, director of Tehran Province’s crisis center, on Wednesday.
Mahmoudi pointed out that the pollution created by the ashes will not endanger the general health of the public in Tehran.
Flights from Iran to Europe resume
Flights from Iran to Europe resumed on Wednesday.
“Five Iranian flights made it to the European destinations and returned,” according to Flight Information Center at Imam Khomini Airport.
Flights from Tehran to Frankfurt with Lufthansa and Iran Air, and flights to Rome, Milan, and Vienna with Iran Air all were made on Wednesday.
All of European flights from Iran to Europe and Europe to Iran resumed from Tuesday midnight and all flights with Iran Air resumed from 10 pm on Wednesday, according to the Flight Information Center at Imam Khomini Airport