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People in Madrid forget their pandemic woes as they go for a romp in a winter wonderland. On Spain's roads, though, drivers aren't so amused.
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Parts of Spain have been covered by a rare snowfall, causing traffic disruption and canceling flights, as the country records the lowest temperature in its history.
Rare winter storm Filomena claimed several lives in Spain, burying large parts of the country under the biggest winter snowfall in a generation.
Health workers distributing the COVID-19 vaccine have been forced to take extra precautions after Spain was paralyzed by Storm Filomena. The snowfall in Madrid reached a level unseen in half a century.
The Parthenon has been coated in snow for the first time in over a decade, but the snowfall has also caused chaos.