The Civil Protection Service of Madeira today issued recommendations to the population due to the arrival of Depression Oscar. The archipelago is on a red alert for 24 hours, from 15:00 hours on Monday.
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A body was found today in the Faial coastal area, located on the north coast of Madeira. The authorities were promptly called after an alert was given at 12:47, and a SANAS Madeira team, including a lifeguard, carried out the retrieval of the corpse which was lying in a difficult to access area in Foz da Ribeira do Faial.
The search for the missing Army man was abandoned due to bad weather this afternoon, without having found any evidence of the victim.
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%.
In the second round of questions from the deputies to the Regional Government in the monthly debate, themed 'Land Accessibility,' the opposition asked the Regional Secretaries of Economy and Equipment and Infrastructure, about public transport and tunnel safety in Madeira.
The Mayor of Funchal, Pedro Calado again sent a letter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), asking for "urgency" in the issue of the city's security.
Despite successive inspections and seizures, street vendors continue to commit illegalities, through the selling of items without any type of license.
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.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has confirmed that the Regional elections will be scheduled, in principle, at the end of September.
The Autonomous Regions are ignored, claimed Pedro Fino, the Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, at the opening session of the Insular Days of Engineering - Transport and Accessibility, which took place throughout the day at the Porto Santo Cultural and Congress Centre.
The Right Price in Madeira' was, in fact, a 'spectacle,' and the viewing ratings speak for themselves.
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.
Fuel prices will increase again in the Autonomous Region of Madeira from 00 hours on Monday, the 29th of May.