The Forestry Police have confirmed that the fire, which due to the wind and its location, is causing an emergency service logistical nightmare, was caused by someone using an angle grinder, in a difficult to reach to area in Rocha Alta. As such, the Judiciary Police were called out to the scene.
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Images of a PSP agent helping an elderly person in need, and, later, pushing a vehicle in Praça do Município have gone viral.
On the 10th of August, the Associação Ajuda a Alimentar Cães rescued a female dog that had been abandoned and had been trapped inside a river since the 27th of July.
A 60-year-old man had to be rescued this afternoon, after suffering a fall while walking to Pico Ruivo.
Yesterday, the Associação Ajuda a Alimentar Cães rescued two dogs living in terrible conditions from a private property in São Vicente.
This afternoon the Madeira Volunteer Firefighters were called out to Pico do Gato to assist a hypoglycemic tourist. The tourist, a diabetic man, was hiking between Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo when he began to feel ill, due to a drop in blood sugar.
Firefighters and city officials, supported by the Public Security Police (PSP), tried to rescue a dog trapped on the construction site of the new hospital in Santa Rita.
The Republican National Guard (GNR), will continue their search for the Polish tourist, who went missing more than a week ago, in the mountainous region of Calheta.
The brother of Michal Kozek Krzysztof, the Polish citizen who disappeared on Wednesday while out trail training has not given up hope, and has asked everyone to help him find his brother.
Two fires in two abandoned houses broke out in Funchal today. The first occurred at 06:32 in Rua Bela de São Tiago, while the second took place later this afternoon in a property located in Rua Nova da Alegria, both located within the Old Town area of Funchal.
Yesterday morning, an appeal was posted on the social media network Reddit asking if anyone had seen Michal, a Polish citizen, who has formally been reported missing in Madeira. The message read:
The Regional Government has confirmed that it will support three animal charities to the total sum of 30,000 euros (10,000 euros each).
Over the weekend, the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, was present at another clean up operation in the port of Caniçal. The first took place in September 2020, where 600 kg of rubbish, including tyres, batteries, glass, plastic and iron were collected.
On Saturday the 26th of June, members from the Associação Ajuda Alimentar a Cães rescued a dog that was found chained in terrible conditions, and living on moldy bread, no water and was only alive due to the kindliness of a neighbour, who was feeding it secretly.
Associação Ajuda a Alimentar Cães, manage a small rescue puppy and kitten area at Vetmedis das Madalenas, and are looking for volunteers to help look after the area and animals during their stay at the vets.