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2009-12-21 13:16:59 - Snow Storm - Spain EDIS CODE: SS-20091221-24257-ESP
Date & Time: 2009-12-21 13:16:59 [UTC]
Area: Spain, , Statewide, Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)
Not confirmed information! Description: A cold wave and snowfall caused traffic chaos and prompted cancellations of flights and trains in Spain on Monday. Traffic jams were reported especially on entry roads to the capital Madrid, which was covered with an unusual blanket of snow, and in the north of the country. A car driver was killed after his vehicle veered off an icy road and plunged into a canal near Llerida. More than 130 flights were cancelled at Madrid airport. Two of the airport's four runways were closed temporarily during the morning, sources of the airport management company Aena said. Around a dozen flights were cancelled also in Barcelona to destinations including Paris, Brussels and Lisbon. The air link between Madrid and Barcelona was resumed after being suspended for five hours, the airline Iberia said. High-speed rail traffic linking Madrid with Seville, Malaga and Barcelona was resumed after eight trains were cancelled, according to sources of the rail company Renfe. Temperatures as low as minus 17 degrees Celsius were registered in several places in the north.
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