In the aftermath of a historic snowstorm, it's time for snow removal in Madrid and part of Spain, Sunday January 10.
We must act quickly: an unprecedented cold wave must affect the country by Monday.
Storm Filomena, which also brought heavy rains to other areas, killed three people in the country.
“Minimum temperatures below -10 ºC” are expected in much of the interior of the country overnight from Sunday to Monday and through Thursday, according to the Spanish Meteorological Agency.
"Our goal is to take advantage of every minute before Monday when the temperature drops" to clear snow from the main roads before the snow turns to ice, Madrid mayor José Luis Martinez-Almeida announced on Saturday evening on the La Sexta channel.
"By the end of the week, it will be very difficult to move" in the capital, where the snow stopped falling on Saturday afternoon, he warned.
The army mobilized
In Madrid, the army had to be deployed to clear snow from the runways of the airport, which was to remain closed at least until Sunday afternoon, as well as access to hospitals, still under pressure in the face of the Covid pandemic. 19.
Historical snowfall of several tens of centimeters covered Madrid and part of Spain on Friday and Saturday, paralyzing the axes of communication.
According to the government, traffic remained suspended or disrupted on more than 700 routes Sunday morning while trains to or from Madrid are canceled until Sunday afternoon.
Storm Filomena was moving on Sunday towards the regions of Catalonia and Aragon in the northeast of the country, affected by less snowfall than in the center of the country the day before.
With AFP
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