A group of travelers was stranded by a heavy snowstorm on Mount Pissis in Argentina's Catamarca province. One of those affected admitted they were unprepared, and tourism officials called for stronger preventive measures. Fernando Millán, a tourist from Buenos Aires, spent nearly 24 hours trapped inside his vehicle with his family after a sudden whiteout covered the road in minutes. According to Millán, they had left before the expected weather change, but around 2:00 p.m. the convoy of several vehicles became stuck. Snow blocked the exhaust pipe, forcing them to turn off the engine due to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Civil defense personnel reached the area on foot and evacuated the tourists via an alternate route, as clearing the main road was impossible. A total of 120 people were rescued in the operation.
