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A truck-mounted snowblower works at Plaza de Cibeles a day after the heaviest snowfall in decades on January 10, 2021 in Madrid, Spain.
A truck-mounted snowblower works at Plaza de Cibeles a day after the heaviest snowfall in decades on January 10, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez (Getty Images)

Although snowfall stopped in many regions on Sunday, which brought some respite to many parts of the country, Spain still isn’t out of the woods yet. The country is expecting a week of extreme cold, which will turn the snow on the ground into ice, thereby increasing the risk of accidents. Other regions are still on alert for snowfall.

The Spanish army on Sunday focused on clearing access to Madrid’s food distribution centers and hospitals. On a national level, the country is taking extra measures to ensure that the weekly shipment of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on Monday reaches regional health authorities, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, the interior minister, said, per the AP.

In Madrid, authorities said the region won’t return to normal until the end of next week.

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