A fire involving an awning on the upper roof of the Madeira Story Centre, in Funchal’s Old Town, prompted a response from three fire brigades and the PSP shortly after midnight on Monday, the 26th of October. The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters sent two vehicles and eight personnel, while the Funchal…
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Madeira is introducing an SMS warning system to alert residents and visitors to risks or emergencies. The Regional Government signed cooperation agreements with the three national mobile operators, MEO, NOS and Vodafone, on Tuesday morning to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The ceremony was attended by Richard…
Separate reports of violence and threatening behaviour in São Roque and Câmara de Lobos have prompted concern among residents. In São Roque, Funchal, witnesses reported a disturbance involving more than 20 people, some allegedly carrying metal bars, knives and batons. Several police officers, including members of the Rapid Intervention brigade,…
Two British tourists were injured when a wicker toboggan crashed on Caminho do Comboio, in Monte, on Wednesday, the 7th of October. The man, aged 61, suffered a suspected open fracture to his arm, while the woman, aged 65, sustained a forehead injury and abrasions to her body. Madeira Volunteer…
Rescuers rescued a 32-year-old French tourist early this morning on Rua Latino Coelho in Funchal. The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters were called at 00:30, when they went to the Mercado dos Lavradores area to provide aid to the man who had facial injuries, which he claims resulted from a hit-and-run caused…
A 37-year-old French tourist was found dead aboard a sailboat anchored off Porto Santo on Tuesday morning, 29th of September. The Judicial Police were called to investigate the circumstances of his death. The alarm was raised at 08:36 by an acquaintance who had been unable to contact the man. Officers…
The Judicial Police were called to investigate a new fire that broke out on Tuesday morning, 29th of September, in a building adjoining the property damaged by flames overnight on Friday into Saturday in Funchal’s Old Town. Simão Santos, a technical assistant with Funchal Firefighters, said the cause remained undetermined.…
Madeira’s second Civil Protection helicopter will begin operations on the 1st of October and, due to its agility and versatility, will be the first responder to rural fires. It will remain on the island until the 30th of November. Officials said the aircraft could take off in less than ten…
Figures released by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection show that 302 fires have been recorded between the 1st of January and Saturday, 26th of September. Of those incidents, 253 were bush fires. Câmara de Lobos recorded the highest number, with 71 fires, including 58 in bush areas.…
Eight people were provided with overnight accommodation after a fire swept through a three-storey residential building on Rua da Boa Viagem, in Funchal’s Old Town, late on Friday, the 25th of September. Some of those displaced lived in neighbouring properties. Although the flames did not spread beyond the building where…
Two people suffered minor injuries when a hire car crashed beneath the bridge near Madeira International Airport this morning, the 26th of September. The Santa Cruz Firefighters said the occupants, a man and a woman both in their 20s, had abrasions and showed signs of distress. An ambulance and a…
The second helicopter intended to support firefighting in Madeira has arrived on the island. It is being taken to the Regional Civil Protection Service’s Air Resources Centre in Cancela, where it will be prepared for operations. Under a contract signed last week between Helibravo and the Portuguese Air Force, the…
An Italian tourist was rescued this afternoon after falling approximately ten metres while walking along the Ponta de São Lourenço trail in Machico. According to JM, the Machico Municipal Firefighters were travelling to the scene when they were informed that the rescue would be carried out by the Regional Civil…
A 53-year-old tourist died this Sunday after feeling ill at the Bica da Cana Viewpoint, in the parish of Canhas, in Ponta do Sol. The man, who was accompanied by his wife, began to feel ill and ended up falling to the ground. Rescue teams were activated, but despite the…
The body of a man was found floating in the sea off Almirante Reis Beach in Funchal early this morning (20th of September). The alert was raised at approximately 06:45 by people in the area. Officers from the Funchal Maritime Police, together with the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters and the Judiciary…