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Many Madrilenians enjoyed the winter landscape in front of the city palace.
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Since there were no more buses and it was very difficult to get around, some people took out their skis.
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Relatively harsh winters are actually not unusual in Madrid, but the city was not prepared for temperatures down to ten degrees below zero.
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Even the Madrid dogs are probably not used to such a sight.
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Since the sidewalks were icy and hardly any cars drove anyway, most of the people walked on the streets.
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Actually, the football teams Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao should compete against each other in the stadium.
However, the game has been postponed.
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Military personnel excavate snowed-in cars on an expressway.
Photo: MARCO TRUJILLO / REUTERS
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A snowman in front of the royal palace shows that many people make the most of the weather.
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Nice scenes, but also dangerous: as trees broke off due to the masses of snow, the authorities asked people not to leave their homes if possible.
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How to: This man is apparently training his pet to become a sled dog.
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Although the administration stated that they had used several hundred tons of road salt, many sidewalks were completely iced over.
These people helped themselves without further ado.
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The snow was great fun, especially for children.
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But the adults also let off steam.
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You don't see such pictures very often in Spain.
Photo: Jesus Hellin / imago images / Lagencia
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Many people took the opportunity to play outside with the children.
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The supply and disposal was paralyzed by the weather.
Rubbish was piling up on some streets.
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In this way, the corona frustration can also be reduced.
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While many people in Germany have been drawn to snowy areas in recent weeks, many Spaniards would be happy about the end of the onset of winter.
The storm "Filomena" swept across the country over the weekend and caused great damage.
The capital Madrid is particularly hard hit.
The temperatures there sank to ten degrees below zero and up to 60 centimeters of snow fell.
As a result, traffic was largely paralyzed.
The schools, which should actually open again on Monday, will remain closed until at least next week.
The supply of fresh goods such as vegetables, fruit and meat stagnated, and the vaccinations against Corona were also impeded.
The authorities had urged people to stay at home if possible, as trees could snap and ice blocks could fall from roofs.
Nevertheless, many took the chance to spend a few hours in the snow and walked through the white streets.
Nationwide, at least six people have already been killed by the storm and the icy temperatures.
In Vega de Liordes in the province of León - around 400 kilometers north of Madrid - the lowest temperature ever recorded in Spain was recorded on Thursday at minus 35.8 degrees.
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