Cristo Redentor goes through heavy snowfall

Abundant snow and low temperatures in the high mountains led to the closure of the international Christ Redentor pbad, reported the National Gendarmerie.

According to a statement from the institution, the binational tunnel was closed Monday at 19:30 by joint decision of the Argentinean and Chilean coordinators.

"The reason for this suspension is due to the weather conditions currently affecting the high mountain area with snow and low temperatures that facilitate the formation of ice on the road, reducing visibility and making it impossible to transit the international corridor. "explained the gendarmerie.

In high mountains, there is intense snowfall accompanied by strong gusts of white wind, which has reduced visibility to five meters and left more than two centimeters of snow accumulation, in addition to the ice on the road.