A Impressive snowfall covered the high areas of the Sierra Nevada National Park in white, in the state of Mérida this Sunday, July 26.
The natural phenomenon, which began to accumulate from 4,200 meters above sea level (masl), It coincides with continuous rainfall that keeps the regional authorities under preventive alert.
The audiovisual producer Álvaro Fuentes shared on his social networks images captured in the vicinity of the Albornoz High Mountain Refuge, confirming the magnitude of the snow accumulation on the Andean peaks.
The Government of Mérida issued a statement addressed to the population to inform about the situation of the land communication routes due to the heavy rains.
In the text, he noted that The vehicular passage at the height of the El Baho and La Raya sectors of the Cardenal Quintero municipality is intermittent and controlled as a result of the rains, while in the La Soledad sector, in the Bolívar municipality of Barinas state, traffic is completely closed due to a landslide that obstructs the road.
Emergency equipment and specialized machinery of the government They are already deployed in the affected areas to clear the debris and restore road normality.
Faced with these eventualities, he called on the population to stay informed through official channels and avoid traveling through high-risk areas during the next few days.
