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Filomena Stranded 1,500 People on Spain’s Highways

Firefighters help vehicles stuck in the M30 ring road in Madrid due to a heavy snowstorm on January 8, 2021.
Firefighters help vehicles stuck in the M30 ring road in Madrid due to a heavy snowstorm on January 8, 2021. Photo: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP (Getty Images)

The storm also left about 1,500 people stranded on the country’s highways. Outlet El País highlighted that these people spent Friday night in their vehicle without food and adequate clothing. Some counted on the heaters in their cars, while others braved Filomena without it. There were people stuck on the highway that hardly had any gas and had to ration what little they had left. By Saturday, all of the people stranded had been rescued by the country’s emergency and military services.