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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
World
Tim Hanlon & Liv Clarke

Holiday hotspot Spain sees 2ft of snow as temperatures plummet to -16C

Brits usually head to Spain for sunshine and sandy beaches, yet the country has been hit by heavy snow showers as Storm Juliette batters parts o f the country. Temperatures have dropped to as low as -16C in Spain while the Balearic island of Majorca has been especially hard hit.

The freak weather has caused sinkholes to open up in Palma, Majorca’s main city, while roads have also been blocked by snow. According to the authorities, buildings have collapsed, others have been flooded, roads have been closed and 13 neighbourhoods were left without electricity on the island.

A red weather alert was issued due to the possibility of eight metre high waves, The Mirror reports. On Tuesday night temperatures dropped to -16C in Molina de Aragon, Guadalajara, in central Spain, according to Spain’s official meteorological agency AEMET.

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