Heavy snow keeps children away from school in Spain

Heavy snow keeps children away from school in Spain
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By h.b. - Nov 26, 2008 - 6:56 AM

A snow plough working yesterday in Navarra - Photo EFE

The wintery conditions seen in the north and centre of the country are now forecast to head towards the South East.

Heavy snowfalls are complicating traffic flow in the north of Spain as the rain there moves south to be replaced by colder temperatures and freezing.

Tyre chains are needed on nearly 40 mountain passes of the main road network because of the snow, 12 passes are closed completely, and five regions of the country remain on yellow alert for harsh weather this morning - Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid.
Cataluña and the Baleraic Isalnds are also on alert for high winds and possible storms this morning.

The snow resulted in 1,200 pupils getting a day off school yesterday in Castilla y León, and 60 lorries heading for Cantabria came to a halt in Aguilar de Campoo, Palencia.
197 schoolchildren in Lugo were also without classes because of the snow.

The treat of flooding has receded in the Basque Country as the rain heads south.

The Spanish Meteorological Agency, AEMET, is forecasting snow tomorrow in the SE of the mainland above 700/900 metres and moderate freezing temperatures in the centre and north.
Heavy rain is forecast for later in the south of Andalucía and in the area of the strait.

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