Heavy snowfall in Mongolia after 49 years, 600,000 livestock died due to extreme cold

After 49 years, heavy snow fell in Mongolia. The snowfall was the highest since June 1975, according to the National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring.

According to the weather monitoring agency, the average snowfall for this snowfall was 9.6 mm. Almost all provinces of Mongolia are experiencing frequent heavy snowfalls. Extreme cold has been experienced this winter due to heavy snowfall.More than 80 percent of the country is covered with snow. As of Monday, the number of animals that died due to extreme cold weather in Mongolia has reached 667,841.
Mongolia is one of the most nomadic countries in the world. It has a harsh continental climate with constant heavy snowfall, dust, storms.