Santana Volunteer Firefighters, with the support of the Municipal Firefighters of Machico, were called out to help a woman who had fallen from a considerable height while walking between Queimadas and Caldeirão Verde, Santana.
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This week’s adoptee is a lovely cat called Taddy. Taddy is a four-year-old neutered female who is looking for a quiet home with someone she can really bond with. If you think you could bring out the very best in this beautiful cat, please contact the Canil Municipal do Funchal,…
The Madeira Food Bank will carry out a food collection campaign on the 6th and 7th of May in the region's main supermarkets, however, they still need more volunteers.
A Danish tourist who became unwell while walking along the Pico Ruivo pathway was rescued by the Regional Civil Protection Service helicopter team.
Last night, two National Republican Guard (GNR) officers saved the life of an employee choking to death in the Kampo Restaurant (by Chef Júlio Pereira).
Caritas Diocesana do Funchal is launching its first 2023 food collection campaign this week in Pingo Doce.
The Regional Centre of the Portuguese League Against Cancer - Madeira branch will hold on Wednesday, the 1st of March a presentation titled "Have you thought about your intestines today?" As part of colorectal cancer prevention month.
Three tourists were rescued from Fajã da Nogueira this afternoon by the crew of the Regional Civil Protection Service helicopter.
Marking a year on from when Russia invaded Ukraine, a demonstration will be held on the 24th of February as the people of Ukraine ask for continued support in their fight for freedom.
A 69-year-old woman was rescued by the Madeira Volunteer Firefighters (BVM) this afternoon.
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 Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM, yesterday expressed with the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), their immediate availability and interest in the inclusion of multidisciplinary teams, integrated into international missions under the European Civil Protection Mechanism, to be eventually deployed to earthquake affected territories in Turkey and Syria.
Portugal has expressed its availability to work alongside other international support agencies to provide search and rescue and medical assistance to the areas affected by this morning's earthquake in Turkey.
Ana Jorge, National President of the Portuguese Red Cross, has challenged the Regional Government by asking them to implement a teleassistance service for the elderly.
The Fundação S. João de Deus 'Here I Go' initiative aims to help those who are cared for by the Brothers of St. John (Irmãos de S. João de Deus no Funchal), to regain contact with their families as many are prevented from doing so by sickness and poverty.