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Spain snowstorm: Country paralyzed, sends out vaccine, food convoys

Story by Reuters Updated 10:27 AM ET, Sun January 10, 2021 People walk along a road with fallen branches a day after the heaviest snowfall in decades on January 10 in Madrid, Spain. (CNN)The Spanish government will send convoys carrying the Covid-19 vaccine and food supplies on Sunday to areas cut off by Storm Filomena which brought the heaviest snowfall in decades across central Spain and killed four people. In the Madrid area, rescuers reached 1,500 people trapped in cars, while police broke up a large snowball fight after authorities appealed for citizens to stay at home for risk of accidents or spreading coronavirus.

Paralysed by snowstorm, Spain sends out Covid-19 vaccine and food convoys

Spain paralyzed by snowstorm, sends out COVID-19 vaccine, food convoys

The Globe and Mail Joseph Wilson and Manu Fernandez MADRID Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file . This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Pablo Blazquez/Getty Images Emergency crews in central Spain cleared 500 roads and rescued more than 1,500 people stranded in their vehicles, allowing Madrid and other areas on Sunday to slowly shovel out of the country’s worst snowstorm in recent memory. After recording 50 centimetres of snow in the Spanish capital between Friday night and Saturday, Madrid and a large swath of the country remained impassable Sunday, with roads, rail lines and air travel disrupted by Storm Filomena. The blizzard has been blamed for four deaths.

Spain paralysed by snowstorm, sends out vaccine, food convoys

Spain paralysed by snowstorm, sends out vaccine, food convoys People walk through the snow and among fallen branches in Madrid MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government will send convoys carrying the COVID-19 vaccine and food supplies on Monday to areas cut off by Storm Filomena which brought the heaviest snowfall in decades across central Spain and killed four people. Across central Spain, over 600 roads were affected by the rare blizzard and hundreds of travellers were stranded at Madrid’s Barajas airport, which closed on Friday but will reopen gradually later on Sunday. Forecasters warned of dangerous conditions in the coming days, with temperatures expected to fall to up to minus 10 Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) next week and the prospect of snow turning to ice and damaged trees falling.

World News: Spain paralysed by snowstorm, sends out vaccine, food convoys

World News: Spain paralysed by snowstorm, sends out vaccine, food convoys
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