Black smoke billowing out from the outpatient area of the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital triggered teams from two fire brigades on Tuesday morning, shortly after 10 am. According to what it was possible to ascertain, the fire is thought to have originated from a pile of pallets that were left…
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The trial of the 46-year-old man who is accused of having started the fire that consumed several hectares of pasture and houses in Calheta and Porto Moniz, in October last year, began on Thursday at the Central Criminal Court of Funchal. Even though the defendant was silent, the court heard…
Madeira Airport carried out a fire drill today between 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm. This was a simulacrum of a fire in the fuel park and a fuel spill into the retention basin. The drill did not affect the airport operation stated ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. This is another…
Between January and September, the Public Security Police (PSP) attended to 2,838 traffic accidents, an increase of 3.7% compared to the same period of the year, according to provisional data provided by the PSP’s Regional Command of Madeira to the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM). Of the 2,838…
The body of a person was spotted floating in the sea off the north coast of Madeira, near Ponta de São Lourenço, early this afternoon. According to the captain of the port of Funchal, the maritime authority was alerted, at 13:04 to what appeared to be a body floating near…
The Volunteer Firefighters of Câmara de Lobos (BVCL), were called this afternoon to Poço dos Chefes, in Curral das Freiras, following an alert, reporting a corpse had been sighted at the bottom of the pool. At that time they were unable to assess the person’s gender. Two teams of firefighters…
In a video conference that started at 10:00 this morning, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the “Determination of political responsibilities in the fight against the fires that occurred between the 14th and 26th of August,” was today heard by Duarte Caldeira, Researcher for the Centre for Studies and Intervention…
Yet another case of tourists getting lost on levadas, and this time, it was a family of four who became lost after walking through the mountains of Madeira, on a non-recommended route between Chão da Ribeira and Fanal. The authorities received the alert around 16:30, and a Mountain Rescue team…
The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the determination of the political responsibilities of the August fires proceeded, this morning, to schedule the hearings of the entities involved. Initially, the commission chaired by socialist Sancha Campanella set the 28th of October as the date to call the president of the Regional…
A house on Rua da Infância collapsed this morning, leaving the 11 Nepalese living in the house homeless. They have since been rehoused. Bruno Pereira, Vice-President of the Funchal City Council, told JM that four other neighbours are currently waiting for engineers to inspect their homes as a precautionary measure. …
The National Maritime Authority, through the Captain of the Port and Local Commander of the Maritime Police of Funchal, coordinated the rescue of a 42-year-old Polish man, who was in difficulties near Seixal beach. Following an alert received on the 12th of October at 18:39 by the victim’s wife, informing…
The investigation into the political management of the August fires continues tomorrow, in the Assembly of the Republic, with the hearing of the Minister of Internal Administration. The hearing of Margarida Blasco will take place at 09:00, within the scope of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees. …
“The Government of Madeira is absolutely in the dark” about what was said in the hearings in the Assembly of the Republic (AR) about the fires that broke out in Madeira in August and assures that it is the Regional Parliament who supervises the regional executive. Words woven this morning…
The body of a missing man was found floating in the sea off Praia do Vigário, Câmara de Lobos on Sunday. According to the Commander of the National Maritime Authority and the Maritime Police, Rui Manuel Teixeira, the body was collected by the Forensic Divers Group (GMF) of the Maritime…