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.
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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.
This afternoon, the Sappers of Funchal Firefighters (BSF), rescued a dog, that was trapped in a river in the vicinity of the Vasco Gil Municipal Kennel.
The two tourists who were lost in the Santana mountains yesterday were located in the early hours of this morning.
Local newspaper, JM reported this evening that two tourists are lost in the Santana mountains.
At 22:53 local media outlet, JM reported that the Volunteer Firefighters of Câmara de Lobos (BVCL), had been called out to search for a tourist who was lost in the mountains.
Since the early hours of the morning, the mountain search and rescue team from the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM), and the National Maritime Authority (AMN), have been scouring the area around the Pináculo viewpoint in São Gonçalo after a report that a woman may have fallen over the railings.