The stations are accessible without chains up to 1600 meters. An altitude that will gradually rise to that motorists can access according to the prefecture of Savoy. Motorists without chains were urged to postpone their departure Tarentaise and Maurienne, the time that the snowplows can release their passage.
Last night, 15,000 vehicles were stranded and tens of thousands of people took refuge in emergency shelters and some in their cars!
"I believe there are more than 10 years we had not triggered an emergency plan, so it is a bit unusual. And it's really in number ... I think, I do not have the numbers, but it's really phenomenal, "said Lydia a volunteer who helped the survivors of the road.
Lack of equipment, more heavy snow and freezing rain accompanied by underestimation of organization of some authorities. The cocktail was explosive, roads and sometimes in the air including Chambéry airport, where hundreds of people were waiting for their flights or return or shuttles that can lead them to famous ski resorts.
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