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Rare blizzard in Spain leaves 4 dead and brings country to standstill

Rare blizzard in Spain leaves 4 dead and brings country to standstill January 9, 2021 / 7:03 PM / AP A persistent blizzard blanketed large parts of Spain with an unusual amount of snow on Saturday, killing at least four people and leaving thousands trapped in cars or at train stations and airports that suspended all services. The national weather agency reported that as of 7 a.m., the snowfall in Madrid reached a level unseen in half a century. More than 20 inches of snow fell in the Spanish capital, according to the weather agency AEMET. The bodies of a man and woman were recovered by the Andalucía region emergency service after their car was washed away by a flooded river near the town of Fuengirola. The Interior Ministry said a 54-year-old man was also found dead in Madrid under a big pile of snow. A homeless man died of hypothermia in the northern city of Zaragoza, the local police department reported.

How the world celebrated the end of 2020

Watch: How people around the world celebrated the New Year. Credits: Image - Getty; Video - Newshub People around the world are saying goodbye to the unprecedented year of 2020 and entering the New Year, but celebrations are looking starkly different to previous years as COVID-19 continues to ravage around the world. No light show illuminated Beijing from the top of the TV tower. St Peter s in Rome was nearly empty for vespers. London s Trafalgar Square, Moscow s Red Square, Madrid s Puerta del Sol and New York s Times Square were all barricaded off. Related News For decades, tens of thousands of revellers have filled the blocks around Times Square on New Year s Eve, standing for hours in the cold waiting to see the crystal ball glide down a pole mounted atop a skyscraper in the year s final seconds. 

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