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What happened, where and when?
Lebanon and the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea are currently affected by a low depression accompanied by polar winds, leading to a noticeable drop in temperatures and unstable weather conditions since the start of the winter. From 24 to 29 January 2024, the Met Services released a statement about a the escalation of the depression, accompanied by a mass cold wave forming Storm Daniella which led to snowfall with peak impact on 26 January 2024. The storm also caused heavy rainfalls across the country with severe winds and snowfall. There was a heavy decline in the temperature, reaching subzero degrees in mountainous areas and 3 degrees in Bekaa.
This storm impacted several governorates in Lebanon specifically mountainous areas in Bekaa, Mount Lebanon, North and South regions. The cold wave has impacted the affected communities in varying degrees.