A blizzard blocked more than 100 miles of highways in California

report Mehr News Agency Citing the New York Post, the California Highway Patrol announced that due to heavy snowfall and blizzard, about 161 kilometers of the highway “Interstate 80” will be closed until further notice.

California Highway Patrol in a message on the X channel, while confirming this news, said the reason was “out of control” Cars, strong wind and low visibility.

This announcement comes while the citizens of the areas surrounding the Sierra Nevada mountain range are preparing for snowfall. They are preparing Sangin, whose height will reach more than 3 meters in some areas.

Also, according to officials, most of the ski resorts around Lake Tahoe were closed and a blizzard hit central California. Is.

According to the reports, the Highway Patrol, State Transportation Agency troopers and other agencies, with the help of the army troops, to dozens They have dealt with the case of a chain accident of cars on this key highway. No reports have yet been published about the possible victims of this snow and blizzard.

The National Weather Service has predicted that by the end of the week, there will be more than 3 meters of snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe. it rained Meanwhile, the height of snow in the residential areas of the shores of the lake is about 1 to 2 meters, and this number is predicted to be more than 30 centimeters for the valleys of the eastern Sierra Navadar mountain range.