Army called in to rescue about 600 Spanish motorists stuck in snow

View of Almenar castle amid snowfall in Soria, Spain January 19, 2024 in this picture obtained from social media. X/@IsaacLopez79 via REUTERS

MADRID (Reuters) - Army units were mobilised to help about 600 drivers who were stuck on a motorway in heavy snow as Storm Juan blanketed many parts of Spain, authorities said on Friday.

Snowfalls left motorists stranded for hours on the N-122 road between Soria and Agreda in northern Spain so authorites said they had dispatched troops from a base in Zaragoza to help move the drivers.

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