Depression Filomena is making her presence known, as the north of the island, in particular Seixal, Faial and S. Roque do Faial is under a red alert for rain and rough seas.
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Depression Filomena is expected to affect the Madeiran archipelago from this afternoon until Friday.
Residents living close to Levada dos Tornos, have expressed their concern as the levada water is rising rapidly, and it is believed that the floodgates that regulate the water flow are blocked with debris causing a grave risk of flooding.
A TAP Portugal plane had trouble landing at Madeira's airport this morning, as the aircraft only briefly touched the tarmac before aborting the landing. It landed safely on its second attempt.
Due to the bad weather conditions over the next couple of days, the Institute for Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has announced that they have closed all of their walking routes, and recommend that all recreational and sporting activities which were due to take place in the islands forested areas do not go ahead.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has placed the south coast and the mountainous regions of Madeira under a red warning for rain.
The Vice-President of the Regional Government said that a survey on the amount of damage caused by the Christmas Day storm, which affected the parishes of Ponta Delgada and Boaventura, in São Vicente is still being determined, and is not expected to be completed until mid January 2021.
In a statement, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has confirmed that the Christmas Day storm has damaged at least two properties 'beyond repair' in Ponta Delgada and Boaventura.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, delivered bags of feed, straw and grass this morning to a dairy farmer in Ponta Delgada, whose property was destroyed by the Christmas Day storm.
Yesterday, the 26th of December, the Coastal Rescue Centre received a call to assist someone who had fallen into the sea from the São Roque pier in Machico.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has confirmed that they did not foresee such a heavy concentration of rain on Christmas Day, especially on the north of the island, where citizens were left at the mercy of the torrential rain.
While inspecting the damage in Ponta Delgada on Boxing Day, The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque said that he is convinced that the island's Covid-19 vaccination programme will start before the end of the year, especially as the vaccines are due to arrive tomorrow, the 28th of December.
The intense storm on Christmas day wreaked havoc on the north of the island, in particular Ponta Delgada and Boaventura.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, has confirmed that the RAM Health Service provided dialysis treatments to four patients affected by bad weather in the municipality of São Vicente.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea, this Christmas season will be accompanied by periods of rain or downpours.