Schools in Spanish capital city Madrid were closed on Monday while most trains and flights resumed as the capital city tried to return to some form of normalcy after a huge snow storm on the weekend. While many in Madrid enjoyed the rare snow fall, skiing right at the heart of the city and holding mass snowball fights, a cold spell was set to turn the snow into slippery ice this week, and authorities rushed to clear more streets.

The snowstorm complicated Spain’s efforts to increase the pace of its coronavirus vaccination program amid spiking infections. A new batch of vaccines meant to land in Madrid diverted on Monday to Vitoria, in northern Spain.

According to Renfe train operator,  all fast train lines were operating barring for Madrid-Barcelona connections, which are likely to resume in the early afternoon. Most Madrid suburban lines were working on Monday, but with fewer trains than usual.

Two runways at one terminal of Madrid’s Barajas main international airport re-opened and the airport operator said that of around 400 flights scheduled to fly in and out on Monday, 117 had been cancelled.

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