Snow takes Mexico City by surprise

Record ID: 1704024

  • Title: Snow takes Mexico City by surprise
  • Date: 26th December 2022
  • Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (DECEMBER 26, 2022) (REUTERS) SNOW ON AJUSCO VOLCANO CHILD MAKING SNOWBALL VARIOUS OF PEOPLE, VEHICLES, AND DOGS ON SNOW VARIOUS OF FAMILIES HAVING SNOWBALL FIGHTS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TOURIST FROM OAXACA, GLORIA REYES, SAYING: "We were lucky to be here with this beautiful landscape, we’re enjoying our family. We came here to spend Christmas and with this (snow) now I’m excited." VARIOUS OF CHILD BUILDING SCULPTURE MADE OF SNOW ON TOP OF CAR CARS WITH SNOW SCULPTURES ON THEIR HOODS LOCAL BUILDING SNOWMAN ON HOOD OF CAR LOCAL PICKING UP SNOW (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL, GABRIEL HERNANDEZ, SAYING: "It had been a long time since it snowed here in Ajusco. (REPORTER ASKING: And the snow fell now?) Yes, and it’s good because families gather and come here to spend time." SNOWBALL FIGHT FAMILIES WALKING ON SNOW PERSON CARRYING SNOWBALLS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL, EVELYN FERNANDEZ, SAYING: "I wanted to see snow for six years, but I hadn’t had the chance because there hadn’t been any. (REPORTER SAYING: This year it happened.) Yes, I finally saw snow." SNOW ON AJUSCO COWS GRAZING TREES AND SNOW
  • Embargoed: 9th January 2023 21:56
  • Keywords: Ajusco Mexico City snow snowman
  • Location: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
  • City: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: Environment,South America / Central America,North America,Weather
  • Reuters ID: LVA001897526122022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Tourists and locals in Mexico City woke to Christmas-like scenes on Monday (December 26) when several parts of the city were covered in snow due to low temperatures.
    One of these places was the city's Ajusco volcano, where families drove to enjoy the rare snowfall with snowball fights and by building snowmen on top of their cars.
    Local authorities advised residents to keep themselves and their pets warm to avoid colds.
    Mexico City's Integrated Risk Management Secretariat activated an orange alert in the capital's municipalities where the temperature reached between 1 and 3 degrees Celsius (33.8 and 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit).
    (Production: Carlos Carrillo, Nina Lopez)
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