The Municipal Firefighters of Machico (BMM) and SANAS Madeira recently carried out a joint rescue and rescue operation for a tourist who suffered an accident in Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço, in Caniçal. According to information gathered by JM, the BMM team went to meet the victim, who was transported by SANAS lifeboat from...Read More
The strong gusts of wind, which were felt this morning, reached 105km/hour in Chão do Areeiro, at 05:40. At Pico Alto, the wind blew at 93 km/hour at 01:20, and reached 91 km/hour at Ponta de São Jorge, at 00:20. In Prazeres, at 3:20 am, gusts of 83 km/hour were felt, and in Ponta do...Read More
The Madeira Archipelago is today under a yellow warning due to rain, wind and rough seas. According to forecasts from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, the sky will be very cloudy, with clearings from the morning onwards. Periods of rain, sometimes heavy, are expected until early morning, gradually changing to showers. There...Read More
The forecast of snowfall at the highest points of Madeira Island remains for this Wednesday, until the end of the morning, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (8IPMA). The sky will generally remain very cloudy and showers are expected, more frequent on the northern slopes and in the highlands of Madeira,...Read More
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation informs that the walking trails PR 1 (Vereda do Areeiro), PR 1.1 (Vereda da Ilha) and PR 1.2 (Vereda do Pico Ruivo) are closed due to hail and snow in the mountainous regions. The Regional Roads that give access to the top of Pico do Areeiro and Achada...Read More
At 11:27 am, the Regional Relief Operations Command received an alert for an incident on the PR 9 – Caldeirão Verde Pedestrian Route, located in Santana. A 62-year-old French woman suffered a fall while walking the route, resulting in a cut to her face and a broken hand. Immediately, a rescue device was activated, and...Read More
The road between Poço da Neve and Pico do Areeiro was closed early this afternoon as a precaution due to snowfall, Manuel Filipe, president of the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), informed JM. “At the moment, the only road that is restricted is access to Pico do Areeiro, from Poço da Neve upwards....Read More
The three ships that are currently docked at the Port of Funchal, Spirit of Adventure, on the north pier, and the usual Monday ships, Azura and AIDAcosma, are carrying a total of 13,338 people, of which 10,168 are passengers, says APRAM, in a press release. Funchal is the penultimate stop on the Spirit of Adventure’s...Read More
The SANAS103 lifeboat was called out early last night to an incident in the at Vereda Ponta de São Lourenço. The alert was given at 7:20 pm by the Command and Control Center of the Coastal Rescue Center, after reports that two young men, of Italian nationality and around 20 years old, had thrown themselves...Read More
The port of Funchal welcomed the arrival, this Friday morning, of the Marella Discovery 2, joining the Queen Mary 2, which was already in port. Queen Mary 2 stayed overnight and leaves Funchal at 4pm. Marella Discovery 2 arrived today at 8 am and will stay until 6 pm.Read More
