Two Argentines say they went from “panicking” with the snow to “scared”

Fabiana Basso, in Torredolones (north of Madrid).

Two Argentines who live on the outskirts of Madrid assured Telam that they had gone from “panicking” (getting excited) by the snowfall to “fearing” what the historic snowstorm that has affected the Iberian Peninsula since. Last Friday is generating, since they started having difficulties going to work or getting supplies in supermarkets.

In dialogue with Telam, Argentina’s Fabiana Basso, who has lived in Torrelodones town hall for 20 years, some 24 kilometers northwest of Madrid, on the way to the San Lorenzo del Escorial mountain range, said that ” nothing like this has ever been seen ”.

“The most incredible thing is that it is snowing and it does not stop. We are all locked up and unable to get out the cars,” said the woman who lived another 10 years in France, where she said “it was common for it to snow but not in this amount.”

“The most incredible thing is that it is snowing and it does not stop. We are all locked up and unable to get the cars out.”“

Fabiana Basso

After commenting that the city council asked them to stay at home, Fabiana said it was nice to see snow as it hadn’t happened many years ago in Madrid, “we are afraid; we we are afraid of the quantity of accumulated snow, of the needles which tiles them on the roofs, the impossibility of being able to move ”.

“There’s so much snow that you can’t even open the door, it’s not so pretty anymore,” added the woman, who is an intercultural conflict mediator for Madrid City Hall and currently teleworks.

“I know that there was a time when it snowed every winter in Madrid, and it didn’t happen many years ago, but the most striking thing is that since the start of the (coronavirus) pandemic, j ‘ve stopped seeing the beret of the city of Madrid (they name the cloud of pollution covering the Spanish capital), and if this is a consequence of the cleansing of nature, welcome the storm, ”said Fabiana.

However, his conclusion, given the dire situation they are going through, is that “it’s not entirely cool and it scares you.”

Ariel Gmez and his family, in Mostoles (south of Madrid)

On the other hand, in dialogue with Télam, the Argentinian Ariel Gómez, who has lived since November 2018 in the town of Móstoles, 20 kilometers south of Madrid, declared that he is living the same situation as his compatriot, and that he is “locked in the city, unable to get to work due to cuts in routes.”

“The first day it was nice to see it snowing, especially for the boys (he has three children aged 8, 10 and 15), but now the situation is not so pleasant and we are starting to have supply problems because supermarkets are closed ”, he explained the Argentinian who works in a restaurant in Pozuelo de Alarcón, where he has not been since Friday due to the cut of the Madrid ring road ( the M30, M40 and M50 roads).

“The first day, it was nice to see it snowing, especially for the boys, but now the situation is not so pleasant and we are starting to have supply problems”“

Ariel gomez

As well as enjoying putting together the traditional snowman with his wife, kids and their dog Beagle, Ariel has expressed concern about what will happen when the thaw begins. “The water will start to freeze as we forecast temperatures of around 15 degrees below zero for next week,” he explained.

He also said that the “Rey Juan Carlos” University Hospital in Móstoles is “isolated” and that many neighbors who attended the consultations on Friday “found themselves stranded without being able to return home”.

“This city is not prepared for snow And like everyone else, we wait for the sun to rise on Sunday and the situation to start to improve, but we know that for a few days we will be like that, even they have already suspended the courses Monday and Tuesday, to be able to work in the cleaning of the streets ”, he concluded.

The consequences of the historic snowfall in Madrid.