At 02:24 this morning the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) recorded a 3.3 magnitude earthquake off the northwest coast of Porto Moniz.
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The search for the missing Army man was abandoned due to bad weather this afternoon, without having found any evidence of the victim.
Tow tourists caused consternation among bystanders while they embarked on a dangerous rock climb along the waterfront in Porto Moniz.
Due to heavy rainfall a rockfall on the road connecting Garajau and Caniço caused concern among residents.
As part of an investment of more than 12 million euros aimed at reducing water losses in the municipality, Funchal already reduced its consumption by approximately 10%.
According to Vitor Prior, director of the IPMA's Funchal Meteorological Observatory, rain is expected to fall for the next eight days.
Yesterday at 18:07, a minor earthquake measuring 2.3 was recorded off the southwest coast of Ponta do Sol.
On Sunday, the 21st of May, a Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) was rescued in the port of Porto Moniz by a team of IFCN officers. According to the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), the animal weighing 38 kilos and measuring 60 cm was caught in fishing nets and…
The search continues for the missing Army man who was swept into the sea by a wave while fishing in São Jorge on Saturday night.
A young Madeiran, aged 25 years old, is missing in São Jorge after being washed into the sea by a freak wave at 20:00 last night.
Social Democrat, Carlos Rodrigues, has proposed that Madeira adopts the national diploma which dispenses with gas installations in new buildings, to the region.
FUNCHAL SENSITIZES HOTELIERS TO THE CORRECT USE OF URBAN WASTEWATER NETWORKS Article | 24/05/2023 12:12 TASTE The Municipality of Funchal carried out a marine impact awareness seminar based at hoteliers operating along the capital’s coastline. This action is part of a set of measures that the municipality…
Since last week, Portugal has had a Dengue vaccine that does not require prior contact with the virus and is effective against the disease thus preventing the need for hospitalisation for milder cases for up to four and a half years after being administered.
As part of the 'Blue School Day – This Is My Beach,' celebrations which took place on the 19th of May, the Blue School Programme and the Eco-Schools Project, of the Dona Lucinda Andrade Basic and Secondary School, promoted two cleaning and rubbish collection activities:
Two French tourists became lost for several hours while walking along Levada do Rei, São Jorge.