Argentina celebrates its independence day covered in white
{{date|July 10, 2007}}
[[Image:Snow in Buenos Aires.jpg|right|thumb|Buenos Aires hadn't seen snowfall for 89 years.{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/85915309@N00 SpookyLittleGirl]}}]]
Yesterday, amid the celebration of the [[w:Argentine Declaration of Independence|Argentinian Independence Day]], snow and sleet surprised many in the greater area of [[w:Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] and other parts of [[Argentina]]. It was the first snowfall there since June 22, 1918. The National Weather Service even doubted to announce the predicted snowfall, because it is a phenomenon that occurs only about every hundred years.

"It's the first time that sleet falls here since the sixties, and it hasn't snowed since 1918 –I wasn't even born yet," said Diana Morinelli, a resident of the Olivos locality.

The snow fell mostly during the night and when the inhabitants of the capital city left their homes in the morning, many began to play with the snow. In 1918, the snowfall inspired composer Agustín Bardi's ¿Qué noche! (What a night!) tango.

Argentine daily [[w:La Nación|''La Nación'']] reported that at least two homeless persons died because of the unusual cold. In [[w:Santa Rosa, La Pampa|Santa Rosa, La Pampa]], the temperature was -10°C, with the perceived temperature as low as -15°C in some cities. Late May, the lowest temperatures in Buenos Aires in 40 years caused 23 deaths due to [[w:hypothermia|hypothermia]], and an energy crisis.

The Argentinian version of [[Google]] decorated its main page with an Argentinian flag to celebrate the Independence day.

==Sources==
{{Original reporting}}
{{Translated Wikinews|title=Argentina festeja su día de la independencia vestida de blanco|wiki=es|language=Spanish}}
*{{source|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2053468.ece
|title=First snowfall in Buenos Aires since 1918
|author=Philippe Naughton
|pub=Times
|date=July 10, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://lanacion.com.ar/informaciongeneral/nota.asp?nota_id=924213&pid=2836490&toi=5234
|title=Un 9 de Julio vestido de blanco
|author=
|pub=La Nación (Argentina)
|date=July 9, 2007
|lang=Spanish}}
*{{source|url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/07/09/um/m-01453873.htm
|title=Nevisca sobre Capital y el Gran Buenos Aires 
|author=
|pub=Diario Clarín
|date=July 9, 2007
|lang=Spanish}}

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Buenos Aires hadn't seen snowfall for 89 years.
Yesterday, amid the celebration of the Argentinian Independence Day, snow and sleet surprised many in the greater area of Buenos Aires and other parts of Argentina. It was the first snowfall there since June 22, 1918. The National Weather Service even doubted to announce the predicted snowfall, because it is a phenomenon that occurs only about every hundred years.

"It's the first time that sleet falls here since the sixties, and it hasn't snowed since 1918 –I wasn't even born yet," said Diana Morinelli, a resident of the Olivos locality.

The snow fell mostly during the night and when the inhabitants of the capital city left their homes in the morning, many began to play with the snow. In 1918, the snowfall inspired composer Agustín Bardi's ¿Qué noche! (What a night!) tango.

Argentine daily La Nación reported that at least two homeless persons died because of the unusual cold. In Santa Rosa, La Pampa, the temperature was -10°C, with the perceived temperature as low as -15°C in some cities. Late May, the lowest temperatures in Buenos Aires in 40 years caused 23 deaths due to hypothermia, and an energy crisis.

The Argentinian version of Google decorated its main page with an Argentinian flag to celebrate the Independence day.
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