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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A heavy snowstorm caused chaos in Madrid on Friday and authorities suspended flights at Barajas airport, the fourth busiest in Europe, shortly after noon local time
"It's a huge snowstorm. You don't see this in Madrid often," an airport spokeswoman told CNN.
The airport's 1,205 daily inbound and outbound flights were suspended until further notice, due to low visibility and the intensity of the snowstorm outpacing the airport's snow clearing and de-icing equipment, said the spokeswoman, who by custom is not identified.
Hundreds of travelers may be stranded in the airport's four terminals, but not thousands, she said, because many simply couldn't reach the airport due to bad road conditions.
Madrid is one of the highest capitals in Europe, at an elevation of 646 meters (2120ft), but it does not often snow in the city itself, nor with the ferocity seen on Friday.
As children and even some adults on the street gleefully tossed snow balls,city officials urged motorists to stay off the roads and use public transport
Large traffic jams formed on the major highways leading from Madrid to Barcelona and other cities, and numerous vehicles had run off the roads.
Bus service was suspended in many areas although subways and commuter trains were operating, with delays in some cases.
Weather forecasters said the snow was expected to continue through Saturday morning, although diminishing in intensity
Chaos: state of complete confusion and disorder. Example: heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.
Suspend: to officially delay sth, to arrange for sth to happen later than planned; to suspend judgment.
Outpacing: to go, rise, improve, etc. faster than sb/sth; he easily outpaced the other runners.
Stranded: to leave sb in a place from which they have no way of leaving; the strike left hundreds of tourists stranded at the airport.
Elevation: the height of a place, especially its height above sea level; the city is at an elevation of 2000 meters.
Ferocity: violence, fierce or aggressive behavior; the police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack.
Gleefully: happy because of sth good you have done or sth bad that has happened to sb else; a gleeful laugh.
Tossed: to throw sth lightly or carelessly; he tossed Anna the ball. Example: I tossed the book aside and got up
Commuter: a person who travels into a city to work each day, usually from quite far away .
Diminishing: to become or to make sth become smaller; our efforts were producing diminishing returns. Example: His influence has diminished with time.
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