The Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated in a statement that the Consulate in Santiago de Chile worked in coordination with local authorities, transport companies and drivers to find 15 nationals who were waiting to cross the Paso Los Libertadores, located at more than 3,000 meters.
The Foreign Office explained that the situation of these people was contacted and verified and the Chilean authority was asked to rescue them, especially those who “did not have the conditions to remain in their transports.”
“All the compatriots identified and contacted are in good shape and sheltered in the shelters set up for this purpose,” the note said.
According to Chilean authorities, until this Monday more than 460 people remained in shelters as a result of the intense frontal system that hit the Los Libertadores Pass over the weekend, which connects with Argentina in the middle of the Andes Mountains.
These are 153 truck drivers who were taken to a temporary shelter installed in the Colegio España de Los Andes, while another 310 people were occupants of four passenger buses and private vehicles, the authorities said.
In the upper area, more than one meter and 20 centimeters of snow has accumulated, so the pass is completely closed.
Some experts have announced that the frontal system could break a seven-year streak with low rainfall, which would partially alleviate the mega-drought that has affected the Chilean territory for 13 years.
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