Storm Filomena

Members of the military walk past the Cibeles fountain and the City Hall building after a heavy snowfall in Madrid, Spain January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
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Spain races to clear snow before cold snap freezes roads

Storm Filomena killed three people as it swept through Spain and kept emergency services workers and army snowploughs busy on Friday and Saturday, freeing 2,500 drivers trapped in their vehicles

People are seen from the rooftop of the Circulo de Bellas Artes cultural center, as they stand and walk near the Cibeles Fountain and the City Hall building during a heavy snowfall in Madrid, Spain January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
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Spaniards ski through Madrid as snow storm kills four