Helicopters Feed Hundreds Of Cattle Stranded By Storm Filomena Helicopters Feed Hundreds Of Cattle Stranded By Storm Filomena Comments Off on Helicopters Feed Hundreds Of Cattle Stranded By Storm Filomena Madrid, Spain — The Spanish emergency services used helicopters to feed hundreds of cattle in Madrid left stranded by the devastating Filomena storm. Deputy mayor Begoña Villacís and Economy, Innovation and Employment delegate Miguel Ángel Redondo said the losses caused by Storm Filomena were estimated to be $1.2 billion. “If the pandemic was already seriously affecting, the snowfall has made the start of the year catastrophic,” said Villacis. Named as operation Tulipan, the rescue work was conducted in rural areas outside the Spanish capital. Video footage of the same was shared by the authorities on Jan 13 which showed a helicopter transporting bales of haystacks to different areas covered in snow with only a few patches of grass are seen under trees.