Schools had to suspend classes due to the blizzard.
Tierra del Fuego authorities had to suspend classes once more in Ushuaia city and the area of Tolhuin, due to the persistent blizzard that affects the area since last weekend. Although the route 3 was re-opened, the street cleaner machines are still working in the area.
Besides, administrative workers had to take a day off due to the difficult traffic conditions.
Twenty people had to be evacuated from the outskirts of Ushuaia and taken to a local shelter where they will spend the night and remain until the weather conditions improve.
The temperature in Ushuaia this morning reached -2°C and the wind chill factor dropped to -10°C with winds of 50 kilometres per hour.
According to a report of the National Weather Forecasting Service (SMN), the below-zero temperatures and the snow storms will continue during the next days, at least until next Thursday.
Provincial Cabinet Chief Guillermo Aramburu justified the day off for the administrative workers by saying that the “traffic conditions are not normal, so there is a risk that could lead to possible accidents.”
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