The recent inauguration of the Quinta Falcão Housing Complex, signaled the beginning of a municipal community composting project which aims to promote the recovery and use of organic waste in housing estates.
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As the bad weather continues and is set to get worse the Civil Protection Service (SRPC, IP-RAM) has issued a set of guidelines.
Depression Filomena is making her presence known, as the north of the island, in particular Seixal, Faial and S. Roque do Faial is under a red alert for rain and rough seas.
The Vice-President of the Regional Government said that a survey on the amount of damage caused by the Christmas Day storm, which affected the parishes of Ponta Delgada and Boaventura, in São Vicente is still being determined, and is not expected to be completed until mid January 2021.
According to Marco Costa, CEO of 'Henrique Costa & Filhos (Pyrotechnic Company), everything is ready for the year-end firework display in Madeira, although the 59 firework locations' (57 in Funchal and 2 in Porto Santo) will only be installed tomorrow.
In a statement, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has confirmed that the Christmas Day storm has damaged at least two properties 'beyond repair' in Ponta Delgada and Boaventura.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has confirmed that they did not foresee such a heavy concentration of rain on Christmas Day, especially on the north of the island, where citizens were left at the mercy of the torrential rain.
The Regional Secretary for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, confirmed today that 1.3 million, of the nine million that has been reserved for the islands natural resources, will be reserved for the upkeep of walking routes.
In a statement, the São Vicente City Council has confirmed that the Christmas Market which is due to be held on the 19th and 20th of December, from 10 am to 8 pm will take place as scheduled.
Within the scope of the “Porto Santo Sem Lixo Marinho” project, a coastal cleaning campaign will take place during the 14th to the 19th of December. Depending on the number of people who volunteer, this clean-up may also extend to streams and other places where rubbish and marine litter frequently…
The traditional Christmas lights were switched on last night, and for those who were kept in because of the rain, here is a little drone footage of Funchal's brightly lit streets.
The adverse weather has caused damage throughout the region, and reports released on the Civil Protection of Machico's Facebook page, confirm that Rua Marechal Spínola, which serves the Porto da Cruz Sports Centre, is closed as part of the road has collapsed.
Many will have noticed that the lights around Funchal are already undergoing their testing phase. One of this year's new innovative attractions is a 80 metre video screen, that has been set up on the pier in Funchal. The screen, shaped in the form of a tunnel, contains more than a million pixels which light up as people pass through.
Snow may have arrived early, but with little Christmas cheer to look forward to this year, NAMINHATERRA TV channel is currently giving everyone a little taste of Christmas by taking live images of the snow in Pico do Areeiro and accompanying them with Christmas melodies.