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Frantic search for a mountaineer in Penitentes.
Ministry of Security of Mendoza
Furthermore, they found three families who were stranded by the storm. Among them there were 9 adults and 3 children.
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national gendarmerie
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The National Road machines work to clear the routes in the South.
Government of Mendoza
According to authorities, The operation was carried out successfully and they are close to finding the climber.
The operation to find the Buenos Aires mountaineer
In the early hours of this Friday, at approximately 3 o’clock, personnel from the High Mountain Rescue and Patrol Unit (UPRAM) received news regarding a man identified as DF (50), native of the province of Buenos Aires who was camping in the high mountain area when was the victim of an avalanche. She managed to escape the snowy accumulation and headed towards the Cerro Cruz de Caña in search of shelter.
National Gendarmerie personnel and three UPRAM troops, equipped with snowmobiles, began the search for the climber and the outcome was a happy ending.
What is Operation Snow like in Vialidad Mendoza?
Teams with a permanent or semi-permanent presence and personnel stationed in the Vialidad Mendoza shelters located on provincial routes 222 to Las Leñas and 226 to El Azufre, have made it possible to successfully carry out the Snow Operation which was previously designed for 2024.
This Friday, the authorities of the Provincial Highway Directorate They traveled along Provincial Route 222, which extends 48.5 kilometers of asphalt from National Route 40, passing through Los Molles and arriving at the Las Leñas ski center.
The road received a heavy snowfall last night that accumulated up to50 centimeters in Los Molles and almost double in Las Leñasbut even so it remained and will remain passable all day with mandatory use of chains.
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This morning, provincial authorities carried out the cleaning and clearing tasks.
Government of Mendoza
Beyond the valley, the route continues towards Valle Hermoso, but as a consolidated and unpaved road. For that reason and the great accumulation of snow The section from Las Leñas to Valle Hermoso is completely closed throughout the winter season for all types of vehicles.
The administrator of the DPV, Osvaldo Romagnoli; the deputy administrator, Cecilia Eirín; the counselor of the South Zone, Leonardo Viñolo and the head of the Malargüe Subzone, Facundo Martínez, walked the road, witnessed the clearance work and, in addition, met with the residents of Los Molles, to coordinate the assistance they demand throughout the anus.
Romagnoli pointed out that “we come to coordinate with the important actors of the place to improve our service because this route generates the life of the entire community that resides and works here and keeping it active and passable is possible thanks to the snow plow team that is permanent in Los Molles. and the people of Vialidad Mendoza stationed here.”
For his part, the counselor of the DPV Zona Sur, Leonardo Viñolo, highlighted that “we met with the residents of Los Molles, we had already done so with the people of Las Leñas, in order to prepare for this situation, taking into account that not only do we have one of the most important tourist centers in Argentina, but our intervention also has to serve the people who live in the area, a place where there is a health center, a school, and security force detachments. ”.
Meanwhile, Vialidad Mendoza also works daily on Provincial Route 226 that connects the town of Las Loicas with the El Planchón International Pass, previously crossing Valle Noble and the El Azufre complex.
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