Madrid's regional government on Friday postponed the opening of schools until January 20 because many roads remained blocked a week after Spain's worst snowstorm in decades.
A cold snap that sent the mercury plummeting in the aftermath of Storm Filomena is set to last well into next week, with weather alerts still in place across 23 provinces in Spain.
The first flakes began to fall late on Thursday morning as Storm Filomena swept across the peninsula leaving a rare dusting of snow on the Spanish capital.
A violent storm which wrought havoc across huge swathes of Spain's eastern and southern coastline this week claimed 12 lives and left four others missing, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Friday, blaming climate change for the extreme weather.
The seaside town of Tossa del Mar on the Mediterranean coast north of Barcelona experienced a rare weather phenomenon on Tuesday as Storm Gloria hit the Catalan region.
The seaside town of Javea in the Alicante province of eastern Spain bore the brunt of the Storm Gloria on Monday when waves burst over the shore line and ravaged the promenade and sea front.
Storm Gloria has claimed the lives of at least three people as it sweeps across Spain bringing stormy seas, fierce winds and flooding to some parts and heavy snowfall to others.
Spain’s meteorological agency has issued warnings for 24 provinces across nine regions of the country on Tuesday warning of plummeting temperatures, fierce winds and big waves.
