Spain: Heavy snowfall traps people in Asturias region

Spanish civil guard and emergency services worked throughout the weekend to locate and rescue several people trapped after severe snowfall left people stranded in Leon, in the Spanish region of Asturias.

According to local media, an initial snowfall affected a road and a snow removal machine was called to the scene with a team of two workers, but then the two men themselves were caught in a second snowfall.

According to authorities one of the workers was retrieved dead, the other one is still missing.

Videos released by Spanish Civil Guard show how difficult it was for rescue teams to try to access the vehicle.

Four other people and one minor were also rescued from another two vehicles trapped under the snow.

Several parts of central and south east of Spain have been covered in white since the early hours of the new year.