In pictures: Snow and rain sweep across the Middle East

Turkish people walk under snow at Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey. Heavy snow blocked traffic on the Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge and many international and domestic flights operated by Turkish Airlines were cancelled due to the winter weather. EPA/ Sedat Suna

A man pushes his moped through flood waters in southern Beirut as stormy weather, including high winds and heavy rainfall, lashed the eastern Mediterranean coast, downing power lines and trees and causing several injuries in a number of countries. AFP Photo /Str

A boy makes a print of his hand on a car windscreen covered with snow before clearing it, during stormy weather in the Druze village of Majdal Shams on the Golan Heights. Reuters/Ammar Awad

People walk under snow at Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey as heavy snow blocks traffic on the Bosphorus Bridge. EPA/Sedat Suna

Snow covers the trees and landscape in Lebanon's Barouk mountains. Stormy weather, including high winds and heavy rainfall, lashed the eastern Mediterranean coast, downing power lines and trees and causing several injuries in a number of countries. AFP Photo /Joseph Eid

Lebanese citizens make their way through snow unable to find transport on the Beirut-Damascus highway, in Sawfar mountain, Lebanon. AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Traffic policemen help push a stranded car along a flooded street in Amman. Heavy rains caused the closure of main streets in the capital Amman and other cities over the past two days. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed

Workers attempt to repair a drain along a flooded main street in Amman. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed.