Jerusalem of White: Residents Awake to 10 CM of Snow HD

Forget Jerusalem of gold, because after the snowfall that began Wednesday and is expected to last until Thursday afternoon, the city should be called Jerusalem of white. Residents of the capital woke up to more than 10 cm of snow which accumulated overnight. The snow left its mark throughout the center of the city, but the higher neighborhoods, such as French Hill and Mount Herzl, experienced the most amount of accumulation The Jerusalem Municipality opened a special operations room to address any transportation problems which may arise due to the weather. In order to reduce the number of cars on the city streets and to prevent slipping, residents were encouraged to rely on public transportation and the city announced residents would be able to use city buses and the light rail, free of charge, until 14:00, by which time all roads are expected to be be cleared. However, due to the heavy accumulation and and continuing snow fall, public buses and the light rail in Jerusalem are not running as of this morning. The Egged bus company said it would restart service on main roads only at some point before noon.