Extreme rainfall was recorded at the Porto Santo Airport weather station, with almost 10 litres per square meter (mm) in just 10 minutes (9.5 mm between 10:40 am and 10:50 am), values very close to the yellow warning threshold. Half an hour later, the rain increased further, causing localised flooding.…
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Avenida da Madalena, in Funchal, continues to be transformed into a kind of open-air second-hand car stand. The situation is not new. In June, JM received several complaints from residents about the illegal parking of vehicles offered for sale in the area. However, with increasing acts of vandalism targeting residents’…
Ribeira Brava, Ponta do Sol, Calheta, São Vicente, but also in Funchal and Santa Cruz, there were dozens of occurrences during the night, due to the passage of a rain front, but above all due to the cyclonic wind that ravaged the island at 03:00 this morning. In Ribeira Brava…
At 03:00 this morning, Madeira was hit by exceptional winds, with many gusts reaching red warning values. In Santa Cruz/Airport, the anemometer marked 147 km/h at 03:20, the highest value in the IPMA network. This was followed by 122 km/h in Ponta do Sol/Lugar de Baixo, 116 km/h in Chão…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has updated the yellow warnings for precipitation, wind, and sea agitation for both the island of Madeira and Porto Santo. On the south and north coast, a yellow warning for rain, sometimes heavy and persistent, with a chance of thunderstorms, will be…
The Parliamentary Group of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) will summon the Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, Pedro Rodrigues, to the Regional Legislative Assembly for a hearing. The party wants to find out what studies the Executive, led by Miguel Albuquerque, is relying on for the construction of new golf…
Despite notices from the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) that all pedestrian routes would be closed today (Wednesday), for safety reasons, the Forest Police body identified 10 people circulating on prohibited routes in the Rabaçal area. Through a press release, the IFCN “deeply regrets that, despite the warnings…
Miguel Albuquerque assured that the Regional Government is “fully available” to collaborate with the judicial authorities in the proceedings taking place at the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM). Elements of the Judiciary Police and of the Public Prosecutor’s Office carried out, this Tuesday, diligences at the Electricity Company of Madeira, an…
Today, the 11th of November, officers from the Judiciary Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office inspected the Electricity Company of Madeira (EEM), an entity under the supervision of the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructure. In a press statement, EEM said: “Today, the Judiciary Police inspected the Madeira Electricity Company,…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has determined the closure of all classified walking routes in the Region tomorrow, the 12th of November, due to the weather warnings issued by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). The Forest Road that connects Eira do Serrado to Pico…
The director of Funchal Customs, João Paulo Matias, is reportedly the target of searches carried out by the Judiciary Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, with the presence of a prosecutor, “under suspicion of economic participation in business and personal favouritism of his own wife,” states CNN Portugal. According to…
The Territorial Command of Madeira of the GNR, through the Territorial Detachment of Funchal, carried out on the 10th of November an inspection operation of several food and beverage establishments in the municipalities of Ribeira Brava, Ponta do Sol, Calheta, and Porto Moniz. The action, developed in collaboration with the…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) maintains warnings for Madeira and Porto Santo due to heavy rain, thunderstorms, strong winds, and sea agitation in the coming days. Rainfall on the north coast of Madeira will be heavy at times, with the possibility of thunderstorms, from tonight (Tuesday the…
The autopsy report on Igor Holewiński prompted José Matos, Director of the Judiciary Police’s Research Criminal Investigation Department, to confirm there’s still no sign of foul play in the young man’s death. Inspectors now have his belongings, which will be returned to his family. In a brief statement, they said:…
The island of Porto Santo, in Madeira, will have a second golf course, according to an announcement published yesterday in the Diário da República (DR), which indicates that the procedure for the first phase of the work has been launched. The public tender for this first phase, launched by Sociedade…