The snow storm not only occurs in the south of our country. Mendoza lives a very similar panorama. This Friday, National Gendarmerie evacuated three people who were working in Las Cuevas, when Route 7 became impassable. You could only get to the town of Uspallata, which became chaos due to the number of people.
The evacuees are a fiber optic employee and two gastronomic workers. It was at Km 1,238 of the international route.
Anyway, There are still two people stranded without enough supplies and with little heating. One of them is behind a restaurant in that same location and the other is at a toll plaza.
The authorities reported that despite the bad weather conditions, Stranded people will be rescued this Saturday, after Provincial Roads can carry out the health gap to access that mountain town.
Meanwhile, this Friday, The three employees had finished their respective tasks while the snow continued to fall.. The storm was so intense that they could no longer move.
The Gendarmerie launched the Hägglund BV-206 double-tracked vehicle, which arrived at Las Cuevas and transported the stranded people to Punta de Vacas.
Weather conditions continue to be adverse and There is more than a meter of accumulated snow and ice on the road.
For their part, the two people who have not yet been rescued They notified late what was happening to them, that is to say, after the Gendarmerie tracked truck passed. In any case, they assured that They are not in danger and can spend the night waiting for rescue.
Finally, they asked the population not to climb high mountains, since it cannot be traveled beyond Uspallata. Although there are many interested in seeing the snowy landscape, the accumulation of snow is very important and the ice on the road is dangerous, many tourists climb without chains and the risk increases when driving through the bi-oceanic corridor.
