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BUENOS AIRES, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Around 4,000 Argentinean tourists who travelled to Chile at the weekend were now stuck there as the Cristo Redentor border crossing was closed due to heavy snow, local media reported on Wednesday.
"Thousands of people enjoyed the long weekend and the start of winter holidays (in the southern Hemisphere) crossing into Chile," said daily Clarin.
"The international Cristo Redentor crossing has been closed since July 10 due to intense snow and at least 4,000 people cannot return to their country," the report said.
On Wednesday, the Argentinean transport ministry confirmed the closure of the crossing, saying that it was "is due to the accumulation of snow and strong winds on Chilean territory."
The passage could remain closed for the next few days as heavy snow is expected to hit the mountain area on Thursday, Clarin quoted a local source.
Two other border crossings, El Pehuenche in the Argentinean city of Malargue and El Jama in the province of Jujuy, were also closed. Enditem
