Cold weather hits South America
Wet snow fell for several hours in Buenos Aires
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A cold snap is continuing to grip several South American nations, reportedly killing three people.
The temperatures plunged to -22C (-8F) in parts of Argentina's province of Rio Negro, while the capital, Buenos Aires, saw snow for the first time since 1918.
Two exposure deaths were reported in Argentina and one in Chile.
In Bolivia, heavy snowfall blocked the nation's main motorway and forced the closure of several airports, local officials said.
In Argentina, several provinces in the Andes have been placed under a storm alert, the national weather centre said.
But thousands of people cheered in the streets of Buenos Aires as the capital saw its first snow in nearly 90 years.
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