Yesterday afternoon the emergency services were called out to rescue a tourist who had fallen 15 metres on the Levada dos Tornos in the area of Ribeiro Serrão, Camacha.
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As part of the Forest Fire Prevention Campaign, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has launched a new initiative aimed at schoolchildren, asking them to create a small 30-second video campaign that promotes 'Forest Fire Prevention.'
Madeira is the third region of the country with the highest Sars-CoV-2 transmissibility index (Rt).
Earlier today, the President of the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), Manuel Filipe, informed local media outlets that three roads had been closed due to snowfall.
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has confirmed that they have cancelled their scheduled sailing for tomorrow due to bad weather, making it impossible for the ship to dock in Porto Santo.
The Archipelago of Madeira will be under a yellow weather warning for strong wind from noon tomorrow, Wednesday the 15th, until 03:00 Thursday.
Late this evening, airport authorities confirmed that strong winds are affecting the operationality of Madeira International Airport.
Two roads were closed today due to bad weather.
A 69-year-old woman was rescued by the Madeira Volunteer Firefighters (BVM) this afternoon.
Successive cancellations and flight delays at Madeira Airport exhausted the patience of many passengers, many of whom had been waiting for hours for their return flight home.
In a poll, 83.2% of Madeirans advocate "more energetic and interventional measures" in the fight against the latest synthetic drug, Bloom.
Passengers were not happy this morning when the Porto Santo Ferry, which has just returned from a five-week maintenance break, broke down.
The Regional Economic Activities Authority (ARAE) and the Public Security Police (PSP) carried out a joint surveillance operation in several establishments selling cannabis-derived products.
The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM) were called out this afternoon to rescue a man trapped inside the João Gomes river, near the BVM barracks, in Funchal.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea has placed Madeira under a yellow weather warning for rain from midday on Friday to midnight on Saturday. Downpours are expected and may be accompanied by thunderstorms.