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Date Published: 07/02/2023

Spectacular snowfall this morning in the Region of Murcia

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Massive snowstorms have hit Caravaca, Moratalla and the Sierra Espuña in the last 24 hours

Spectacular snowfall this morning in the Region of Murcia

There has been a spectacularly heavy snowfall in Caravaca de la Cruz and Moratalla last night and this morning after the yellow warnings issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) for accumulation of snow in the Northwest of the Region of Murcia.

Snow has fallen heavily in the foothills of the Revolcadores Massif, in Puerto Alto (Moratalla), as well as in El Moral and Paraje El Nevazo de Abajo (Caravaca). The areas which recorded the heaviest snowfalls, accompanied by blizzards, were situated at 1,200 metres above sea level, such as in the Sierra Espuña.

In Lorca, where snow was also forecast, a light dusting of flakes covered the peaks of the Zarzadilla de Totana district.

Related: Lorca prepares to implement emergency protocol for snow and icy conditions

Murcia’s Ministry of Development has carried out 8 separate “preventive actions to guarantee safety and the proper functioning of the regional network of roads”, and shared images on their social media of a heavy blizzard on the RM-703 Moratalla-Campo de San Juan road.

Realizamos 8 operaciones de prevención para garantizar la #seguridad y funcionalidad de la red regional de carreteras ante los episodios de nieve ocurridos en las últimas horas en #CaravacadelaCruz y #Moratalla #DispositivoVialidadInvernalRM
📽️RM-703 Moratalla-Campo de San Juan pic.twitter.com/ADuJ6CMBSU
— FomentoRM (@Fomento_RM) February 7, 2023

The weather for the next couple of days is likely to be far less snowy, but weather forecasters are predicting rainy spells not only in the Northwest but across almost the entire Region of Murcia.

Agentes medioambientales y protección civil de Totana siguen trabajando para despejar la carretera de Collado Bermejo hasta las zonas más altas de Sierra Espuña. pic.twitter.com/oTaKeUQpTt
— 112 Región de Murcia (@112rmurcia) February 7, 2023

Las precipitaciones en forma de nieve han sido abundantes durante la pasada noche y servirán para dar un respiro a la maltrecha vegetación de @SierraEspunaPR ❄️☃️🌨 #Totana

🎥 Agentes Medioambientales Sierra Espuña. pic.twitter.com/65I6oY4ULT
— TOTANA AYUNTAMIENTO (@AyuntTOTANA) February 7, 2023

Images: Protección Civil de Totana

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