Snow, high school students stuck on buses at the Brenner Pass. Up to thirty kilometers of queues in Austria

Misadventure for a group of 51 students from the “Fermi” science high school in Sulmona, stranded since 10:30 this morning in Austria because of bad weather which made the Brenner pass impassable. The group was returning from an educational trip to Salzburg when they became stranded due to prolonged snowfall. These are three fifth grade classes, four accompanying teachers and the bus driver. The Minister of Transport who activated the crisis unit through Farnesina. “We asked for blankets, food and water since we have been arrested since this morning. The children are all in good condition” – Francesca Abriano, one of the teachers on board the bus, reports to Ansa. After hours of shutdown, the level crossing, closed since 11:30 this morning, was reopened. Therefore, from the A22 they move vehicles stopped in Vipiteno towards Brenner. On the other side of the Austrian border, the highway was blocked by more than thirty kilometers of queues.

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