January temperatures in the Rio Grande valley have been known to register well into the 90s F (about 32 °C), while blizzards have blocked highways in the Panhandle section of the state during the same month.
Sarah Lyall (NYT) THE AMERICAS COLOMBIA: PEASANTS PROTEST -- Thousands of peasants blocked highways in the volatile northeast to protest President Andrés Pastrana's plans to open peace talks and cede territory to a second guerrilla faction.
Wind and rain set off mudslides that blocked highways in California today, In the South, floods killed five people and drove hundreds from their homes.
In a rare flash of unrest, hundreds of truck drivers protested the measure, blocking highways leading into Moscow and posting signs in their windshields that read "Russia Without Rotenberg" and "Rotenberg Is Worse Than ISIS".
In a rare flash of unrest, hundreds of truck drivers protested the measure, blocking highways leading into Moscow and posting signs in their windshields that read "Russia Without Rotenberg" and "Rotenberg Is Worse Than ISIS". When, this spring, the toll was further increased, demonstrations erupted again, especially in the North Caucasus, where drivers formed protest encampments.
In February and March, residents blocked highways to protest the plan, pointing to the creation of the earlier guerrilla safe zone as a naive experiment gone totally wrong.
Truck drivers blocked highways recently in protest at the fuel price rises.
Hers is a story repeated across Europe, fueling the protests and strikes that have tied up airports, blocked highways and, in Greece, even turned deadly.
Thus far this month, the group has led takeovers of ranches and government buildings, blocked highways or stoned vehicles in six states.
Guerrillas also blocked highways and set fire to vehicles in various provinces across the east of the country.
