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Closure Of
Argentina-Chile Pass
Strands 2,000 Trucks
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Closure Of
Argentina-Chile Pass
Strands 2,000 Trucks
BUENOS AIRES -Some 2,000
trucks on Sunday were
stranded due to the
closure of the Cristo
Redentor tunnel, the
main pass between
Argentina and Chile in
the Andes mountain
range, authorities said.
The National Direction
of Way from Argentina
said Sunday that the
bordering tunnel was
closed due to a strong
seasonal snow and wind,
and it will not open
because of the
accumulation of snow on
the Chilean side.
Chilean authorities have
promised "to do all the
possible" to facilitate
the circulation in the
nearby area, which is
also a tourist resort
and they expect to
reopen the transit this
weekend, local daily
Diario de Mendoza said.
Argentine authorities
have advised drivers to
use alternative roads in
the localities in
eastern provinces of
Neuquen and Jujuy.
The tunnel, the most
important transportation
pass between Argentina
and Chile, has been
interrupted several
times due to the bad
weather during the snow
season.
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