A vessel and crew from the Porto Moniz Lifeguard Station was activated early this afternoon to rescue three individuals who were unable to swim ashore.
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he Agroecological and Silvopastoral Association of the Autonomous Region of Madeira has criticised the Secretary for the Environment for poor management of Madeira's mountains.
A man threw himself into the sea, in front of the pontoon of the Madeira Electricity Company yesterday, and is still missing.
As expected, said Victor Prior, the Regional Delegate of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea, the regions mountainous regions have been the most affected by Storm Oscar. So far the highest levels of rainfall have been recorded at Chão do Arieiro (1,500 meters of altitude), Pico Alto (1,000 m),…
The search for the missing Army man was abandoned due to bad weather this afternoon, without having found any evidence of the victim.
The crew of the Funchal Lifeguard Station rescued two sailors stranded on a sailboat located between the Barreirinha Bathing Complex and Ponta do Larazeto, in Funchal.
The Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM is promoting an awareness campaign aimed at the general population, asking people not to take and share photos and videos of accidents, in order to protect the identity of the victim and the work of the rescue and emergency teams.
Several citizens have received fraudulent SMS messages from the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM), telling them that their electricity will be cut off unless they pay the attached bill immediately.
Three tourists were rescued from Fajã da Nogueira this afternoon by the crew of the Regional Civil Protection Service helicopter.
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has confirmed that they have cancelled their scheduled sailing for tomorrow due to bad weather, making it impossible for the ship to dock in Porto Santo.
The Archipelago of Madeira will be under a yellow weather warning for strong wind from noon tomorrow, Wednesday the 15th, until 03:00 Thursday.
Two roads were closed today due to bad weather.
The two tourists who were lost in the Santana mountains yesterday were located in the early hours of this morning.
The man from Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, who has been missing since Friday has returned home.
This afternoon a woman needed to be immobilised by the police due to her threatening behaviour.