Due to the snow storm in Neuquén, there were roads closed. Eagle Stone It was one of the points where the people who remained spent the night stranded This morning traffic was enabled again on Route 237, although there are still 60 trucks that are in the town. Yesterday due to the restrictions, there was aA line of vehicles that extended about 20 kilometers.
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“There were many Cars stranded because trucks were left crossed on the road. People from both sides were received until very late,” said the head of Civil Protection of Piedra del Águila, Sonia Prieto, about what happened on Thursday.
He described that a shelter and a gym with 100 mattresses were set up. “The stands were full of people and they had to spend the night sitting because we didn’t have any more mattresses,” he commented. Hot water and bathroom facilities were offered.
At the hostel he said that They had 50 beds. “Then another room was set up because there was a lot of demand for people,” he indicated.
He added that in the terminal There were 15 stranded buses, about 300 people.
He said that the line of vehicles that accumulated yesterday from Neuquén towards Piedra del Águila was about 20 kilometers.
Thinking about what will be the return on Sunday for the long weekend, he pointed out that they left the mattresses located in the gym to be prepared in case it is necessary to house people again.
Snow storm in Neuquén: the Pino Hachado pass was enabled
This morning, he said that the people who were housed due to the prohibition of movement that existed in the afternoon and throughout the night have already left. Some returned to the point from which they had started. She pointed out that There are still 60 trucks in the town.
At 11:30 the passage through Pino Hachado was enabled, Therefore, it is expected that the large transport in the town will begin to operate. According to reports from the Provincial Highway Directorate, the international crossing is “passable with caution” and the wearing of chains is mandatory.
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