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Storm Filomena Breaking News ScriptAround 50 centimetres of snow fell on Spain’s capital, Madrid, on Friday and Saturday, causing widespread disruption. This didn’t stop its citizens from coming together to help one another, however. Some owners of 4X4 vehicles assisted with transport for key workers.Other volunteers, such as Fernando de La Fuente, helped clear hospital entrances of snow.
[CAPTION: Health staff have been working hard for more than a year and this is just a short moment for us, so as citizens, we are trying to help; it is everyone’s responsibility.]
In storm conditions that saw some residents using a sledge and huskies to move around, dedicated medical workers left their cars and journeyed to work on foot. Paco and Monica, two nurses, reportedly walked 22 kilometres to their hospital. And a doctor, Alvaro Sanchez, on social media claimed to have trekked the 17-kilometre distance to work on foot.
The Spanish Health Minister tweeted: ‘The commitment that the entire group of health workers is showing, is an example of solidarity and affection.’
In many parts of Spain, residents were warned to take care as temperatures were predicted to fall to -12 degrees centigrade over the next few days.
