January 11 Affected by storm Filomena, traffic in many parts of Spain has almost paralyzed. The government promised on the 10th to ensure the completion of the transportation and distribution of the coronavirus vaccine.
At a press conference held on the same day, José Luis Avalos, Spain’s Minister of Transport, and Fernando Grande-Marasca, the Minister of the Interior said that the government guaranteed that the vaccine would be shipped to the destination as planned.
Reuters reported that the Spanish government will send convoys to transport vaccines and food to the severely affected areas on the 11th.
The weather-causled international airport in Madrid gradually resumed operation on the 10th.
Four people were killed in the blizzard, and more than 600 roads in central Spain were closed for a time.
The snow thickness in some parts of the central and eastern regions is close to 50 centimeters.
According to data released by the National Meteorological Service, the snowfall in Madrid reached 20 to 30 centimeters on the 9th, the highest since 1971, and the lowest temperature in some areas is expected to drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius this week.
Some citizens make snowmen and ski on the streets of Madrid, and some citizens volunteer to help clean up the snow. Fernando de La Fuente, a 60-year-old citizen, sweeps the snow at the gate of the Gregorio Maranion Hospital.
He said: “The medical staff have been working hard for more than a year. As citizens, we want to help. It’s everyone’s responsibility.”
Due to the heavy snow, doctor Álvaro Sánchez walked 17 kilometers to work at the hospital in Mahada Enda, a “satellite city” near Madrid, on the 9th.
He called on the drivers to give medical staff a free ride.
