Spain’s Worst Snowstorm in Decades Collapses Parts of the Country

There Were Raves and a Sled Pulled by Huskies

People make a big snowball at Las Ventas during heavy snowfall on January 09, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez (Getty Images)

The Puerta del Sol plaza also saw something incredible: a giant rave of people dancing to popular songs. In the Hortaleza neighborhood, a video of a man with a sled being pulled by five huskies also went viral. There were also, of course, numerous snowmen across the city.

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