The storm brought the heaviest snowfall in decades and caused at least 1.4 billion euros ($1.70 billion) in damage to the Spanish capital

A lone person walks on accumulated snow at a public park in Madrid, Spain January 18, 2021.

Spain declares disaster-zone status for Madrid, other storm-hit regions

Emergency services and army snowploughs worked round the clock on Friday and Saturday to free some 2,500 drivers trapped in their vehicles

The Madrid region was among the worst hit areas with levels of snowfall not seen since 1971.

Snow keeps schools closed in icy central Spain

The storm also brought heavy rains before moving through eastern Spain into southern France

Madrid blanketed in snow as deadly storms cause chaos across Spain

Spain races to clear snow before cold snap freezes roads

Rescue services reached 1,500 people trapped in cars

More than 650 roads were blocked by snow, leaving some drivers stuck in their cars from Friday night until Saturday

Four die in Spanish storm, troops deployed to help motorists stranded by snow

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez: Let’s avoid travel and follow the instructions of the emergency services

Stranded driver on an access road to  the M - 30 motorway during a heavy snowfall in Madrid

Two die in Spanish storm, troops deployed to help motorists stranded by snow

Large parks in Madrid, including the famous Retiro next to the Prado museum, were closed as a precaution

People have a snowball fight outside the Royal Palace during a snowfall in Madrid, Spain January 7, 2021.

Snowstorm hits Spain, Madrid braces for heaviest snowfall in decades

Over the same 48-hour period, Spain also saw another 245 deaths

People wearing face masks queue up to be tested for COVID-19, outside a local clinic in Santa Coloma de Gramanet in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.

Spain hits two million virus cases

It did not specify which European nations aside from Spain were affected

The Spanish branch of Pfizer informed Madrid on Sunday night of the delay in shipments to the eight nations due to a "problem in the loading and shipment process" at its plant in Belgium

Pfizer delays vaccine deliveries to 8 EU nations

Hector Fuentes: We thought of doing Zoom, Skype and using new technologies since Santa cannot visit the children’s homes

Artist Hector Fuentes, dressed up as Santa Claus, and his companion artist Pilar Carrion, dressed up as an elf, stand before recording personalized Christmas video messages to children amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Leganes, near Madrid, Spain, November 26, 2020.

Spain declares disaster-zone status for Madrid, other storm-hit regions

Snow keeps schools closed in icy central Spain

Spain races to clear snow before cold snap freezes roads

Four die in Spanish storm, troops deployed to help motorists stranded by snow

Two die in Spanish storm, troops deployed to help motorists stranded by snow

Snowstorm hits Spain, Madrid braces for heaviest snowfall in decades

Spain hits two million virus cases

Pfizer delays vaccine deliveries to 8 EU nations

Santa goes virtual in pandemic hit Spain

Spain to start virus vaccinations Dec 27

Coronavirus continues upward creep in Spain

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Spain declares disaster-zone status for Madrid, other storm-hit regions

Snow keeps schools closed in icy central Spain

Spain races to clear snow before cold snap freezes roads

Four die in Spanish storm, troops deployed to help motorists stranded by snow

Two die in Spanish storm, troops deployed to help motorists stranded by snow

Snowstorm hits Spain, Madrid braces for heaviest snowfall in decades

Spain hits two million virus cases

Pfizer delays vaccine deliveries to 8 EU nations

Santa goes virtual in pandemic hit Spain

Spain to start virus vaccinations Dec 27

Coronavirus continues upward creep in Spain