This winter, Mongolia has seen record snowfall, the largest since 1975, the country's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said Tuesday.

The average snowfall in the Asian country has reached 9.6 mm so far this winter, the weather monitoring agency said in a statement.

Almost all provinces in Mongolia have experienced extreme weather this winter due to heavy snowfall and frequent blizzards, with over 80 percent of the country blanketed by snow, according to the agency.

As of Monday, the number of livestock deaths caused by the extreme weather has risen to 667,841 this winter in Mongolia.

Mongolia, one of the last nomadic countries in the world, has a harsh continental climate with frequent strong winds, snow and dust storms.

STORY: Mongolia sees record snow in 49 years
SHOOTING TIME: Mid-February, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:46
LOCATION: Ulan Bator
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of snow in eastern Mongolian province of Sukhbaatar (Source: Baruun-Urt Broadcasting System/Handout via Xinhua)

STORYLINE:

This winter, Mongolia has seen record snowfall, the largest since 1975, the country's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said Tuesday.
   
The average snowfall in the Asian country has reached 9.6 mm so far this winter, the weather monitoring agency said in a statement.
   
Almost all provinces in Mongolia have experienced extreme weather this winter due to heavy snowfall and frequent blizzards, with over 80 percent of the country blanketed by snow, according to the agency.
   
As of Monday, the number of livestock deaths caused by the extreme weather has risen to 667,841 this winter in Mongolia.
   
Mongolia, one of the last nomadic countries in the world, has a harsh continental climate with frequent strong winds, snow and dust storms.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator.
(XHTV)