Producers Warn of Incalculable Damage in Wake of Filomena
Asaja Madrid estimates that the region s olive harvest will fall by 35 percent as a result of the blizzard.
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Storm Filomena has caused an estimated €12 million of damage to olive growers in the Community of Madrid alone, according to the regional branch of the Association of Young Farmers (Asaja Marid).
The historic winter storm passed through Spain on January 8 and 9, dumping 50 centimeters of snow on the central and northern parts of the country and killing four people. It was the largest blizzard to hit the Iberian peninsula in more than 50 years.