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Snow Storm
Strands Hundreds of Drivers on
Argentina-Chile Border
Buenos Aires - A snow storm
fanned by high wind stranded some 700 trucks along
the border area between Argentina and Chile on
Friday.
In the Argentine locality of Usapallat, large number
of stranded trucks lined up for more than 50 meters
along the national route 7.
Both sides have suspended transit via the
international tunnel Cristo Redentor in the Andean
mountain range.
Spokesmen from the Argentina National Police said
that though in the last hours the conditions had
improved, the bad weather continued and for the
moment the transit restrictions would not be lifted.
The National Meteorological Service forecasted that
snow and strong wind would continue into Friday,
with wind gusts between 120-140 km per hour.
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