Heavy snowfall causes travel chaos with Madrid airport closed and people told to stay at home
- Storm Filomena causes rare heavy snow in Spain – in pictures
Troops rescued trapped drivers from their vehicles on Saturday as heavy snowfall from Storm Filomena caused travel chaos across Spain.
“Owing to the forecast of snow and for security, Madrid Barajas airport will remain closed throughout Saturday,” Aena, which controls the country’s airports, said in a tweet.
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