We (www.madeiraconsorcio.com) visited the Civil Protection Centre in Cancela (SRPC) (https://www.procivmadeira.pt/pt/) Fire prevention in the city Private homeowners know what to do in order to prevent a fire in and around their house – they are information sheets and articles around – but the Portuguese mentality does not lend itself…
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After carrying out yet another survey on Calhau da Lapa to reanalyse the eastern rock face, the Ribeira Brava City Council, yet again, have stated that the area is unstable and dangerous, and therefore closed to bathers for the foreseeable future.
After carrying out a new inspection of Calhau da Lapa to re-analyse the stability of the eastern slope and determine the state of the escarpment, the Ribeira Brava City Council has decided to close, for an indefinite period, the entire area of Calhau da Lapa, after a massive fractured and decompressed area was recently identified.
Today the Ribeira Brava City Council announced that all bathing at Calhau da Lapa, located in Campanário, is prohibited due to the instability of the east cliff face.
The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters were called out at 2 am this morning to help four people who were trapped in the snow in the Poiso area.
The bad weather is causing havoc on the north side of the island. Reports of landslides, localised flooding, road debris, requests for help and other complications have been recorded by the emergency services.