The Forestry Police caught two tourists walking along the closed section of the PR Classified Route – Vereda do Areeiro today. This route connects Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo. In an official statement, the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Fisheries clarified that, in this specific situation, the no entry signs…
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The Municipality of Santana has alerted citizens and local accommodation (AL) owners in the locality about a new fraudulent scheme. According to the municipality, some AL owners have received a document requesting immediate payment of an alleged fee of 75 euros + VAT (€92.25), on behalf of the municipality. This…
The Funchal city public surveillance system will start operating in May. As announced in 2022, the system was initially scheduled to start operating in the first half of 2023. However, technical and bureaucratic difficulties, such as the revocation and launch of a new public tender, extended its entry into operation.…
SANAS Madeira attended a man in his 50s who was bitten by a seal this afternoon. The individual was bleeding from a wound on the front of his body and was taken to the Dreams Resort Marina, where he was taken by ambulance to hospital. It is believed the incident…
The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters and the Public Security Police (PSP) rescued a man last night who was standing on the Pináculo viewpoint precipice. The emergency services received the distress call at 22:30 from a passer-by, who spotted a man in his 40s standing on the balcony. By the time the…
Following complaints from concerned citizens, PAN Madeira warns of the lack of environmental responsibility of companies in the removal of Christmas decorations. The party points out that the rip ties left on the ground in public areas represent an environmental risk as they are liable to end up in the…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), has confirmed in a statement, that the Levada dos Cedros (Fanal – Curral Falso) (PR 14) pedestrian route is temporarily closed, due to several landslides. Due to climatic conditions, the following routes are also closed. PR 1.3 Vereda da Encumeada PR 4…
The Regional Directorate of Health (DRS) is promoting its ‘PrevMosquit. Your Action is Important,’ campaign to prevent and control the Aedes aegypti mosquito. This initiative aims to promote awareness of the health risks associated with mosquitoes and strengthen prevention measures. “Aedes aegypti bites when infected, can cause diseases, such as…
Avian flu (HPAI) has been detected and confirmed in a domestic poultry farm and in birds in the D. Carlos I Urban Park, in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, in Leiria, the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary Medicine (DGAV) announced today. The control measures include the inspection of the…
Despite some respite from the wind this morning at the Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, with several aircraft managing to take off and land, 11 flights have already been cancelled for today, totaling 39 cancelled flights between yesterday and today. This morning the Santa Cruz weather station, which serves…
A 38-year-old tourist was dragged into the sea by a wave at Praia do Galo, in Caniço de Baixo. Reports state that he was standing on a rock trying to take a selfie, despite the danger. The Hotel Galo lifeguard raised the alarm as the sea conditions were so bad…
Due to bad weather, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), has closed all the region’s Classified Pedestrian Routes (walks) for tomorrow, the 20th of January. The IFCN further confirms that all Classified Pedestrian Routes will remain closed, for security reasons while the weather alerts remain in place. “Everyone…
Portuguese health authorities clarified today that metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak in northern China, is common in winter and that cases in Portugal are “quite rare.” “Cases have been quite rare, so far. It does not seem to be the virus predominantly associated with some respiratory infections that we are seeing,” stated…
According to the website of ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, five flights (arrivals and departures) were cancelled today (4th of January) due to bad weather. The Transavia France flight (TO 7840), scheduled for 09:25 from Nantes, and the respective departures at 10:05 am were cancelled. Other cancellations included EasyJet (EJU5333), scheduled…
Two tourists spent the night on the pebble of Ponta do Pargo, next to FajĂŁ das Palhas, after being unable to leave the place due to rising tides, and were only rescued this morning (040125) by the Portuguese Air Force. The mission was coordinated by the Maritime Authority, which confirms…