The Madeira International Airport was on high alert this afternoon after a technical issue aboard a Ryanair flight bound for Lisbon was identified.
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A 30-year-old tourist risked his life this afternoon by walking along the rock wall of the pier of Câmara de Lobos, while the sea still raged from the effects of Storm Oscar. In front of the incredulous gaze of onlookers, the man traversed the knife-edge rocks only to be engulfed…
Two roads were closed today due to bad weather.
Yet more bad news for tourists as the mountain rescue team of the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM), undertook a complicated mission this afternoon to rescue two tourists who were "trapped" on a difficult to access escarpment in the Fajã dos Rodrigues area in São Vincente.
A mentally disturbed homeless man was removed from the Municipal Garden, Funchal, by the Public Security Police this morning, after receiving reports that the man, who was believed to be affected by either drug or alcohol was intimidating those who were using the park.
During this month, the Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM will highlight the correct use of the national emergency helpline -112. The aim of this campaign is to ask everyone to use the line sensibly as every hour at least four people in Madeira need help.
A foreign male tourist became lost while walking along the Bica da Cana pedestrian route last night.
The region's pre-hospital screening service, introduced in 2019, has been heavily criticised by those needing assistance, family members, and even emergency service staff themselves. The latter blame the current telephone service for delays in the response of fire crews.
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.
A landslide in Caminho da Ribeira da Ponte, in the Vitória area, in Câmara de Lobos, left one person completely buried, and two others partially buried in their home yesterday afternoon.
A foreign citizen, whose nationality could not be ascertained, was bitten by a dog this afternoon.
The Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, said today that waiting for four hours in an ambulance is nothing!
A 59-year-old German tourist suffered a fall late yesterday afternoon at Cais do Sardinha. Due to lower limb injuries she was unable to walk, and had to be rescued by the Municipal Fire Department of Machico. The operation took six hours. Originally SANAS were called out to the scene, but…
According to the latest information, a man fell this afternoon at Pico do Areeiro.
A 56-year-old tourist, who was walking along a non-recommended route at the 25 Fontes route in Rabaçal yesterday afternoon fell and needed to be rescued.