By Alex Glenn • Published: 19 Jan 2021 • 8:44
The UME Withdraws from The Community of Madrid Credit: Twitter
The UME Withdraws from The Community of Madrid as the alert level is lowered, but plenty of snow still remains.
The effect of Storm Filomena have been felt across Spain and Madrid was severely hit, and snow remains in the Community of Madrid’s 179 municipalities. The storm forced the closure of school and saw buses stranded.
Emergency services were effected too as snow closed off the streets and locals with 4x4s stepped up to help fellow residents in need. According to El Pais, it was agreed on Monday to lower the alert level, from level two to level one. This meant the Military Emergency Unit (UME) that has been helping to restore the area to a sense of normality has withdrawn.
It will now by down to local resources such as civil protection and firefighter to carry on the work and bring the city back to normal.
Thank you for taking the time to read this news article “The UME Withdraws from The Community of Madrid as Alert Level Lowered”. For more UK daily news, Spanish daily news and Global news stories, visit the Euro Weekly News home page.
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don't already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Originally from the UK, Alex is based in Almeria and is a web reporter for The Euro Weekly News covering international and Spanish national news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at editorial@euroweeklynews.com.
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.