The United States advises migrants not to cross the border due to extreme cold

Extremely low temperatures are forecast for the next few days on the border of USA with Mexicowarned this Thursday the Customs and Border Protection (CBP)which advised migrants not to try to cross the dividing line to avoid tragedies.

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“Extremely cold temperatures, below freezing, are expected along the border of Mexico and the United States during the next week. Do not risk your life or the lives of your loved ones trying to cross the Rio Grande River or the desert. Stay home or in a safe shelter and avoid a tragedy.”CBP posted on Twitter.

The warning comes as much of the United States braces for a winter storm. “once in a generation” as described by the National Weather Service (NWS).

In its latest update on Thursday, the NWS forecast a “major freak storm” through the weekend, with snow, strong winds and low temperatures.”dangerous”.

ALERT: Extremely cold temperatures, below freezing, are expected along the US-Mexico border during the next week. Do not risk your life or that of your family crossing the Rio Grande or the desert. Stay home or in a safe shelter and avoid a tragedy. pic.twitter.com/IkJudqQacO

—CBP (@CBP) December 23, 2022

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The meteorological phenomenon will go from the north of the Great Basin – a hydrographic zone that includes Nevada, part of Utah and California, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming -, to the north of the Midwest, the Great Lakes and the central and northern Appalachians.

President Joe Biden himself warned Americans on Thursday to take the storm “extremely seriously” and to follow the recommendations of the authorities.

“This is really a very serious weather alert. And it goes from Oklahoma to Wyoming, and from Wyoming to Maine. And there are real consequences, so I encourage everyone to please follow local advisories, ”he told reporters from the Oval Office of the White House. EFE

Source: Elcomercio

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