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Spain Marks Heaviest Snowfall in Decades

Published January 11th, 2021 - 08:32 GMT

Spanish officials have rushed to remove the heavy snow from the roads before a cold snap transforms them into icy death traps as this storm marked the toughest in decades.

Storm Filomena hit Spain leaving 3 dead as emergency services workers and army snowploughs stayed busy on Friday and Saturday.

Government workers worked on freeing 2,500 stuck drivers in their vehicles due to the huge fall.

The snowstorm was accompanied with major rainfall before moving to southern France, according to AFP.

The country's weather forecasters AEMET predicted heavy frost overnight Sunday in large parts of Spain.

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A man skis in Cibeles square amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP

A man skis in Cibeles square amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP

A snowman is built outside the Cibeles Palace in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

A snowman is built outside the Cibeles Palace in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

People take pictures in front of the Puerta de Alcala in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

People take pictures in front of the Puerta de Alcala in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

A woman slides down steps outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

A woman slides down steps outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

People walk amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. Benjamin Cremel / AFP

People walk amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. Benjamin Cremel / AFP

Firefighters push a vehicle stuck in the M30 ringroad in Madrid due to a heavy snow storm on January 8, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain today, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. The intense snow cut off Madrid's two ringroads, the M30 and the M40, and a red alert was declared in the city centre where police were struggling to help people stranded in vehicles. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP

Firefighters push a vehicle stuck in the M30 ringroad in Madrid due to a heavy snow storm on January 8, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain today, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. The intense snow cut off Madrid's two ringroads, the M30 and the M40, and a red alert was declared in the city centre where police were struggling to help people stranded in vehicles. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP

A man walks past the Prado Museum in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

A man walks past the Prado Museum in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

Snow covers the area outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

Snow covers the area outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

A man skis in Cibeles square amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP
A snowman is built outside the Cibeles Palace in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
People take pictures in front of the Puerta de Alcala in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
A woman slides down steps outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
People walk amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. Benjamin Cremel / AFP
Firefighters push a vehicle stuck in the M30 ringroad in Madrid due to a heavy snow storm on January 8, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain today, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. The intense snow cut off Madrid's two ringroads, the M30 and the M40, and a red alert was declared in the city centre where police were struggling to help people stranded in vehicles. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
A man walks past the Prado Museum in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
Snow covers the area outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
A man skis in Cibeles square amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP
A man skis in Cibeles square amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP
A snowman is built outside the Cibeles Palace in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
A snowman is built outside the Cibeles Palace in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
People take pictures in front of the Puerta de Alcala in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
People take pictures in front of the Puerta de Alcala in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
A woman slides down steps outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
A woman slides down steps outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
People walk amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. Benjamin Cremel / AFP
People walk amid a heavy snowfall in Madrid on January 9, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. Benjamin Cremel / AFP
Firefighters push a vehicle stuck in the M30 ringroad in Madrid due to a heavy snow storm on January 8, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain today, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. The intense snow cut off Madrid's two ringroads, the M30 and the M40, and a red alert was declared in the city centre where police were struggling to help people stranded in vehicles. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
Firefighters push a vehicle stuck in the M30 ringroad in Madrid due to a heavy snow storm on January 8, 2021. Heavy snow fell across much of Spain today, leaving huge areas blanketed in white as Storm Filomena brought wintry weather not seen in decades to the Iberian peninsula. The intense snow cut off Madrid's two ringroads, the M30 and the M40, and a red alert was declared in the city centre where police were struggling to help people stranded in vehicles. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
A man walks past the Prado Museum in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
A man walks past the Prado Museum in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
Snow covers the area outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP
Snow covers the area outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on January 10, 2021. Snowstorms in Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and shutting down the capital's air and rail links. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP

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