The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), today placed Madeira and Porto Santo under an orange weather warning because of the rain, which may accompanied by thunderstorms.
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The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), placed Madeira and Porto Santo under a yellow alert this morning due to periods of heavy rain which may be accompanied by thunderstorms.
Relatives of people residing in Senior Citizen Homes will be able to visit their loved ones as of tomorrow.
In a 'Used Batteries and Light bulbs for Food' collection campaign, Banco Alimentar do Funchal received the top prize of 2500 euros after collecting 1703 kilos of used batteries and light bulbs.
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, accompanied by councillor Dina Letra, who oversees the Municipal Markets, were present this morning at the Mercado dos Lavradores, for the opening of the 6th edition of the Chocolate Market which will run until Wednesday the 7th of April.
The Funchal City Council is currently carrying out cleaning, repair, maintenance, and prevention work throughout the municipality in response to last weekend’s storm. The current list of repairs/cleaning is as follows: -
Victor Prior, the Regional Delegate of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), has issued a statement, saying that bad weather will affect the island again from Wednesday, although he was quick to point out that the weather conditions will not be as severe as last weekend.
A few images of the destruction caused by last weekends storm.
The clean-up operation in Estrada Monumental has begun, as people start cleaning up yesterday's and this mornings storm damage to commercial establishments, carparks, houses and apartment blocks.
Power outages are still affecting the whole of the island. Machico and Santa Cruz have been without electricity since early morning, and several areas of Funchal are also without power.
Although reports contradict themselves, whether the person lost on Levada do Serra do Faial in Camacha was in fact a man or a boy, he was found last night suffering from hypothermia by the rescue teams of the Sapadores de Santa Cruz Fire Brigade and the Forest Police.
The Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos considers the request made by the Mayor of Porto Santo to shorten the curfew and extend the opening hours of catering and commerce, given the lack of cases on the island, to be "natural."
Madeira's weather situation has been downgraded from a red alert to orange, and is expected to remain in place until mid-afternoon today.
A power surge at the 60 KV transport line between Calheta and Funchal causing damage to the Vitória Thermal Power Station system last night, left approximately 230,000 energy users sitting in the dark.
According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), Madeira and Porto Santo have been placed under a yellow warning until 9.00 am Sunday due to rain (sometimes heavy), thunder and strong winds, which have already reached gusts of up to 108 km/per hour.