A bush fire in Poço Barral, in Santo António, mobilised local fire brigades this afternoon. According to an eyewitness, the fire was ignited by several drug addicts who live near the site. The fire spread consuming nearby scrubland and rubbish. Later, the same witness, stated that the fire team had to…
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The Forest Police arrested one arsonist per year between 2021 and 2023. Nineteen citizens were also identified for lighting unauthorized fires and two hundred occurrences were registered. This year, in less than two months of the Operational Plan for Fighting Rural Fires, 24 cases have already been reported. Samantha Gannon…
At this time of year, the Public Security Police (PSP) carries out an awareness and inspection action at the roundabout next to the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory (LREC). Operation Stop is included in the "2 Wheels: Hold on to Life" Campaign, which started last Wednesday.
Only three of the eight vehicles integrated with the Porto Santo rescue service are operational.
Details are still sketchy, but what is known is that a young male foreign national aged approximately 25 years old fell from the second floor
A fire that broke out last night at Leroy Merlin, in Funchal, was attended by a team of 13 firefighters and four vehicles.
The driver of the bus that caught fire this afternoon in the White House area, Funchal, was taken to hospital, confirms a fire department source.
Between the 1st and the 31st of May, the Portuguese Red Cross – Madeira Delegation (CVP), through its Local Emergency Structure, registered a total of 379 occurrences.
A group of Portuguese tourists caused a ruckus this morning in Garajau, Caniço. The incident occurred between 01:45 and 02:00.
At least three people were reportedly arrested this afternoon following an altercation on Rua da Carreira, in the centre of Funchal. As reported to JM by two witnesses who were at that location, near the junction with Rua das Cruzes, the riots involved a group of allegedly drunk men. One…
Yesterday, an American couple were swept away by a sudden wave at Seixal Beach, in Porto Moniz, and had to be rescued by officers from the Porto Moniz Lifesaving Station of SANAS Madeira.
Exercise 'Procivex' has proven that if Madeira was hit by a tsunami it would have devastating consequences in Funchal, Santa Cruz, Machico, and Porto Santo, concludes the Regional Civil Protection.
The Regional Civil Protection Service will carry out an exercise called ‘Procivex24’, on the 22nd of May, which aims to deepen the Operational articulation and the cooperation relationship between the service and the various Civil Protection Agents, exercising the planning and conduct of a joint operation, in response to a…
The Judiciary Police (PJ), through the Criminal Investigation Department of Madeira,
A 37-year-old tourist was injured last night following an attempted robbery on Rua de Santa Maria, in Funchal's Old Town.