MADRID – Jan 9 (Reuters) – Troops rescued trapped drivers from their vehicles on Saturday as heavy snowfall from Storm Filomena caused travel chaos across Spain and Madrid airport remained closed. The airport was closed on Friday night after the rare blizzard made flying impossible. At least 50 flights to Madrid, Malaga, Tenerife and Ceuta, a Spanish territory in north Africa, were cancelled, Aena said. High-speed rail services between Madrid and the southeastern cities of Alicante and Valencia were suspended, as were bus services in Madrid, the city council said on Saturday. Madrid city council called on people to stay at home.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 09, 2021 08:26 UTC