** UPDATED ** Standing Rock Leader asks ALL to dismantle camp and go home

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25. Winter Storm Brings Disorder To Standing Rock Celebration

12/07/2016 12:11 am ET | Updated 4 hours ago

FORT YATES, North Dakota — A blizzard and freezing temperatures created disorder this week for protesters intent on celebrating their partial victory over the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.

Many roads were closed due to dangerous driving conditions and some protesters were stranded along streets in cars. Volunteers searched tents, teepees and makeshift lodgings in the main resistance camp to make sure no one was snowbound.

“The weather conditions are real. You could die,” said John Shirley, a veteran from Anchorage, Alaska, who’s been at the protests for a week. “The wind is the big thing. It feels like there are needles going through you.”

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But a winter storm of heavy snowfall and strong winds nearly brought the area to a standstill beginning Monday. Bitter winds persisted through Tuesday night though the snow had stopped. The high temperature Tuesday was reported to be in the single digits.

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The medical workers said that they’d treated more than 100 patients for dehydration, hypothermia and other conditions. Medics needed supplies to treat roughly 100 other patients with chronic diseases like diabetes and high-blood pressure, according to Rupa Marya, a doctor coordinating medical care.

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