A cat was safely rescued by the Madeira Volunteer Firefighters last night.
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A child was rescued this morning from the sea in Porto da Cruz by a surfer.
The Municipality of Funchal (CMF) will open this week, their new Animal Welfare Unit in Rua da Alegria.
Yesterday, in Braga, Portugal, firefighters from Madeira took part in the annual timed trial "Escadórios da Humanidade."
As part of the protocol established between the Funchal City Council (CMF), and the Associação Protetora dos Pobres (APP), which involves the “Solidarity Housing” project, which welcome homeless people, the social responsibility councillor, Helena Leal, today visited the APP, taking advantage of the occasion to conduct a working meeting with APP technicians, who will, together with the Municipality of Funchal, monitor and accompany this initiative.
The blood reserve in the region has stabilised again, after a decline during the pandemic and, currently, "there are about 3,000 regular blood donors who guarantee about 6,000 donations per year."
Animal shelters in the Region are overcrowded, and are currently facing a “very problematic situation.”
A coastal cleaning operation will take place in Praia Formosa on the 17th of September, by the Sailors for the Sea Portugal Association between 10:00 - 13:00.
Late this evening, local newspaper, JM, confirmed that a rescue mission is currently underway at the Caldeirão Verde levada, in Santana.
This afternoon, the Firefighters of Funchal tried to rescue a dog that was still trapped in the rubble, after Saturday's rockfall trapped three people, and their pet in a cave adjacent to their kitchen.
One hundred and fifty people participated in a walk promoted by the Association of Blood Donors of the Region, between the Casino and Praça do Município on Friday afternoon.
This morning, the Volunteer Firefighters of Calheta were called out to rescue a tourist who had fallen while walking in Rabaçal.
This afternoon, at around 3:00 pm, the body of a male was found on the coastline below the Pináculo viewpoint in São Gonçalo.
At 7 am this morning, the search resumed for the man who disappeared from the Pináculo viewpoint, in São Gonçalo.
Teams from the Sapadores Firefighters of Funchal, and the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM) carried out a River Rescue Operation this evening.