who said that the road has been like this “for more than a week” “The road network in Ribeira Brava is a disgrace,” he adds before informing that there are cases in which locals plant banana trees in the middle of the road From Jornal Madeira Most likely that there is a damaged water pipe below that spot This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Don't worry, I also hate spam. Reporting by Patrícia Vicente Rua; Editing by Ros Russell Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved LISBON - The European Union sent two water bombing planes from Spain to the Portuguese island of Madeira on Thursday to help efforts to put out a wildfire that has been raging for eight days has seared nearly 5,000 hectares (12,355 acres) of vegetation mostly in mountainous areas with steep slopes and difficult access Portugal requested assistance via the EU civil protection mechanism RescEU EU authorities provided the two Canadair planes and said the bloc stood ready to deploy additional resources if necessary Regional government chief Miguel Albuquerque said the planes would join the firefighting effort on Thursday afternoon will be only used to tame the fire in the central mountain range They cannot be utilized in urban or agricultural areas," he told the state broadcaster RTP backed by a dozen vehicles and a helicopter were tackling the blaze in the central mountain range and in Ponta do Sol Both fronts are on high ground and away from residential areas European Union officials said they are “closely monitoring the situation” and are “prepared to send additional resources if necessary” “The European Commission is mobilizing support for Portugal in the fight against a forest fire near Ribeira Brava in Madeira […] The Copernicus emergency satellite system has also been activated to provide maps to the local authorities,” reads the statement The fire in the municipality of Ribeira Brava gradually spreading to the municipalities of Câmara de Lobos Strong winds and high temperatures have been hampering attempts to combat the fire but there are no reports of homes or essential infrastructures being destroyed The Atlantic island of Madeira - an autonomous region of Portugal with around 250,000 residents that is a popular tourist destination - has been on alert for high temperatures and risk of wildfires for days Rising global temperatures due to climate change have led to more frequent wildfires from Southern and Eastern Europe to North America and parts of Asia Ya sea Nick Cave o Nas, The Libertines o Nirvana, lo que todos tienen en común es la capacidad de hacer que te detengas en seco y te sientas como si tu mundo se hubiera volcado brevemente. Ed Power y Roisin O'Connor eligen sus favoritos The Atlantic island of Madeira has been on alert for high temperatures and risk of wildfires for days Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice The European Union sent two water bombing planes from Spain to the Portuguese island of Madeira on Thursday to help efforts to put out a wildfire that has been raging for eight days. The blaze, which started on 14 August, has burned nearly 12,355 acres of vegetation, mostly in mountainous areas with steep slopes and difficult access. Portugal requested assistance via the EU civil protection mechanism RescEU. EU authorities provided the two Canadair planes and said the bloc stood ready to deploy additional resources if necessary. Regional government chief Miguel Albuquerque said the planes would join the firefighting effort on Thursday afternoon. “These planes, which dump 6,000 litres of water, will be only used to tame the fire in the central mountain range. They cannot be utilised in urban or agricultural areas,” he told the state broadcaster RTP. Firefighters, backed by a dozen vehicles and a helicopter were tackling the blaze in the central mountain range and in Ponta do Sol, on the southern coast. Both fronts are on high ground and away from residential areas. The Atlantic island of Madeira – an autonomous region of Portugal with around 250,000 residents, and which is a popular tourist destination – has been on alert for high temperatures and risk of wildfires for days. Rising global temperatures due to climate change have led to more frequent wildfires, from southern and eastern Europe to North America and parts of Asia. Meanwhile, in Greece, the government said on Tuesday it would offer emergency compensation totalling millions of euros to hundreds of households and businesses affected by a blaze that killed one woman and burned 10,000 hectares near Athens. The blaze began on 11 August near the town of Varnavas, 22 miles from the capital, and within a day reached the city’s northern suburbs on the slopes of Mount Penteli, one of the closest forests to the capital. Inspections so far have identified some 146 houses severely damaged, with 31 businesses also affected. Authorities will offer up to €150,000 to households, 80 per cent in government aid and 20 percent in interest-free loans, and up to €500,000 to destroyed businesses, the finance ministry said in a statement. It was not immediately clear how much the state had budgeted for compensation, but a government official told Reuters that the amount would exceed €30m, including €5.2m of extra subsidies to affected municipalities. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Smoke rises from a forest fire on the hills of Serra de Agua in Ribeira Brava, Madeira Island, Portuga The wildfires that erupted in Madeira on August 14 initially began in the mountainous region of Ribeira Brava the fires have since spread to neighboring areas including Câmara de Lobos and Ponta do Sol the wildfires have scorched over 5,000 hectares of land and temporarily disrupted operations at Madeira’s main airport the airport has since resumed normal operations Over 100 firefighters have been battling the blaze on two main fronts across the island typically packed with summer tourists at this time of year the situation remains dire as the fires spread as local authorities issued a state of calamity on Thursday Strong winds and high temperatures have hampered firefighting operations Approximately 200 people were temporarily evacuated as a precaution though most have now returned to their homes The damage across Madeira is of significant concern, particularly as the fires have reached the Laurissilva forest, the largest surviving laurel forest in the world, which covered much of Southern Europe 15-40 million years ago, and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 the situation remains dire as the fires spread Although initial reports on Friday indicated that damage to this ancient forest was limited the ongoing threat has alarmed conservationists The Laurisilva forest is a primeval laurel forest that once covered much of Southern Europe As the largest remaining area of this type of forest The forest is home to a wide variety of endemic species making it crucial for biodiversity conservation have received reinforcements from the Portuguese mainland and the Azores the European Union provided assistance through its Civil Protection Mechanism sending two Canadair water-bombing planes from Spain to aid in firefighting efforts the Copernicus emergency satellite system has been activated to assist local authorities with real-time mapping of the fires Both the European Union and local authorities are closely monitoring the situation and stand ready to dispatch additional resources if necessary Authorities have reported that no homes have been destroyed and no injuries or loss of life have occurred The cause of the fires is currently under investigation This disaster follows a series of wildfires that ravaged the island last year resulting in the loss of thousands of hectares of vegetation a wildfire near the main city of Funchal claimed the lives of at least three people Madeira Island a Portuguese archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean While Madeira itself is not a UNESCO World Heritage Site its Laurisilva forest is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site fort its natural beauty and ecological significance globally recognized Read today's Portuguese stories delivered to your email Two fronts of the rural fire that has been raging in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos are under control and practically extinguished according to the mayor of the municipality the fire is practically extinguished and under surveillance but we have already demobilised some equipment so that it can eventually be reassigned to other needs” “I will also try to understand how the fire is in the neighbouring municipality of Ribeira Brava because there was an active area that bordered an area of ​​Câmara de Lobos” The fire broke out on Wednesday in the municipality of Ribeira Brava and the flames later reached Câmara de Lobos the Regional Government indicated that one of the three active fronts was reaching the Paul da Serra area indicated that the affected area in Paul da Serra belongs to the municipality of Ponta do Sol and not to his municipality it was possible to extinguish the two fronts in his territory that were burning near the parishes of Curral das Freiras and Fajã de Galinhas and that had forced the evacuation of residents from both locations “The people who were evacuated from Curral das Freiras returned yesterday [Sunday] at the end of the day During the aftermath we carried out in the affected area Regarding the residents evacuated from Fajã das Galinhas Leonel Silva said that an assessment would have to be made on the ground as we had an active front yesterday [Sunday] night we decided to keep people out of their homes Today I will go to the site with members of the Civil Engineering and Municipal Civil Protection Laboratory to carry out an assessment it is an area with a rocky slope and is somewhat unstable Fires cause instability in the rocky slopes” The return of people will be determined throughout the day in addition to attesting to safety conditions it is necessary to restore electricity to the area it is almost certain that people will not return to Fajã das Galinhas” Regarding the fire situation in other areas of Madeira Island Leonel Silva said at around 8:00 am that he was still trying to understand what was happening including 400 firefighters and 120 forest police officers have been deployed on a rotating basis to fight the fire that broke out in Serra de Água and spread to other municipalities according to the archipelago's Civil Protection At least 160 people were evacuated from their homes due to the fire and were placed in public facilities We appreciate that not everyone can afford to pay for our services but if you are able to we ask you to support The Portugal News by making a contribution – no matter how small You can change how much you give or cancel your contributions at any time Send us your comments or opinion on this article Reaching over 400,000 people a week with news about Portugal The Regional Civil Protection Service informs that the fire that broke out yesterday morning in Serra de Água remains active “so far no danger to homes has been reported” a team of firefighters remains in the nearest residential area there are 10 members of the Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol Mixed Firefighters five from the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters 10 from the helitransport team and the helicopter on site The Madeira Regional Civil Protection Service thanks the work of the teams that are in the theatre of operations and appeals to everyone’s responsibility in preventing fires leaving the following recommendations: Do not throw lit matches or cigarettes on the ground; Do not light bonfires or start fires; Do not launch fireworks; Clear the undergrowth around your home From Diário Notícias we really shouldn’t have to be ‘ordered’…having witnessed the devastation last October I pray everyone will take heed All praise and thanks for our dedicated Fire crews Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email The fire that broke out seven days ago in Madeira continues to rage in Curral das Freiras (Câmara de Lobos) Serra de Água (Ribeira Brava) and in the municipality of Ponta do Sol the president of the regional civil protection said today António Nunes indicated that at 1:00 pm there were “two theatres of operation” one of which was in the parish of Curral das Freiras in principle we will not have any problems with homes because the wind will drive the fire in the opposite direction to where the houses are located” in that location “if the fire reaches the top of the mountain it will be possible to intervene with air resources in that area” if the helicopter is available at the time and the weather conditions allow for this “It is impossible to do anything in that area with foot or even mechanical resources” Pointing out this situation as the “most worrying of all” because it is an inaccessible area the president of the regional civil protection insisted that in Fajã dos Cardos there is little chance of doing anything other than waiting “Not even air resources can enter the valley because this enclosed valley has such strong winds that we cannot operate there and we also cannot go there to drop water” In the “Serra de Água theatre of operations” there were “three fronts” in the early afternoon since “Encumeada [in the same municipality] is limited” and is not currently a cause for “concern” said the president of the regional civil protection had said that the Encumeada front had been extinguished and it is expected to be controlled “within a few hours” the official explained that “they are really very close together” but considered that “calling it a front is an exaggeration” because it is the only place where we are able to do something with land resources” The rural fire in Madeira broke out on Wednesday in the mountains of Ribeira Brava spreading the following day to the municipality of Câmara de Lobos the authorities advised nearly 200 people to leave their homes as a precaution and provided public shelter facilities The fight against the flames has been hampered by the wind but there are no reports of destruction of houses or essential infrastructure A firefighter received hospital treatment for exhaustion Projections from the European Forest Fire Information System indicate that seven thousand hectares have been burned The Judicial Police are investigating the causes but the president of the Madeiran executive A Jeep crashed this morning on the expressway According to what was possible to ascertain A night watchman who was leaving work stopped the vehicle to help the driver The Public Security Police took charge of the incident From Diário Notícias Ghostbuster jeep is damaged…..what a shame… The fire in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos has now been contained, however it is still not yet under control after a “very intense and difficult night” recorded several active fires through the night with the fire burning near homes and public facilities namely in the centre of the parish of Curral das Freiras but the authorities cannot “reduce their resources” warning that fighting and extinguishing the fire will always depend on the weather conditions which have not been favourable in recent days the Mayor indicated that “no house in the municipality has been affected” Leonel Silva said that there are storage rooms haystacks and agricultural land that have been affected by the fire around 50 residents who were forced to leave their homes are staying in two municipal community centres Madeira is being hit by a fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in Serra de Água and then spread to the neighbouring municipality of Câmara de Lobos At least 160 people were evacuated from their homes due to the fire in both municipalities a source from the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection of Madeira told Lusa today According to the latest report released by the Regional Civil Protection Service in the areas of Curral das Freiras and Fajã das Galinhas The fires are being fought by 120 firefighters from all the region's fire departments supported by 43 vehicles and the air force that has already begun operations the region has the support of 76 members of the joint force of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority The Regional Civil Protection Emergency Plan of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (PREPCRAM) was activated to respond to “the gravity of the situation” All regions of Madeira are the only ones in the country to be under an orange warning from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) for hot weather which is yellow for the island of Porto Santo The red flag was hoisted yesterday afternoon on Ribeira Brava beach after the presence of two rays were detected inside the beach (sand area) As there were no new ‘unwanted visits’ From Diário Notícias A head-on collision in the tunnel connecting Ribeira Brava to Tabua this afternoon caused three injuries and significant material damage to the vehicles involved were travelling in the same car and the driver of the other vehicle also had to receive hospital treatment Assistance to the victims was provided by the Mixed Firefighters of Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol by the Volunteer Firefighters of Câmara de Lobos and by the Volunteer Firefighters of Calheta From Diário Notícias 90 % of the road user don’t even know where the indicator lever is located in the car specially not in closed confines like tunnels… Do all the drivers on the island have a death wish If you stay in lane you don’t have head on collisions it looks to me that one of the drivers did stay in their lane and still had a collision head on The Ribeira Brava City Council (CMRB) has announced that it has opened a new car park in the town The underground car park is located in the square next to the Padre Manuel Álvares School and has capacity for around one hundred cars the car park is the responsibility of the Ribeira Brava City Council modern equipment and is a large space with easy circulation The local authority hopes that this new parking offer will provide even more dynamism to the town of Ribeira Brava This is a structural work included in the town’s urban regeneration project that extends from the seafront to the sports pavilion with the aim of improving pedestrian circulation in the town’s historic centre The work focused on improving the pavement and sidewalks as well as building this car park that is now available to the public so that people can enjoy everything that Ribeira Brava has to offer” From Jornal Madeira You may google and put the date of yesterday and words like: sea floating an expensive built house by the beach just being lift and washed into the ocean Thank you municipality of Ribeira Brava to have this facilities Next time I go there I will park the on the shade The fire that broke out yesterday morning in Serra de Água is relentless and has already spread to the Espigão and Trompica areas There are currently 10 members of the Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol Mixed Firefighters and five from the Madeira Volunteer Firefighters on site The multi-mission helicopter from the Regional Civil Protection Service has also returned to the field and is carrying out some water discharges to stop the flames on this yellow warning day where temperatures promise to continue to rise the helicopter had to abort the mission yesterday afternoon due to the strong winds in Serra de Água This is one of the three fires with the highest incidence in the Region this year From Diário Notícias The Ribeira Brava Parish Council carried out the complete restoration of the Espigão Viewpoint which ended up being damaged as a result of the fires The parish council also reports that the road accesses were also cleaned so that all traffic conditions on the roads in this area could be restored as quickly as possible president of the Ribeira Brava Parish Council states that “all the interventions in Espigão and surrounding areas that the Ribeira Brava Parish Council team was willing to carry out were so that the municipal teams could concentrate on the parish of Serra de Água the parish in the municipality most affected by the fire This was a way of showing solidarity with our neighbouring parish as we are from the same municipality and together we are better prepared and closer to the population of Ribeira Brava” The Sagrada Família viewpoint also received attention from the Ribeira Brava Parish Council This entire investment cost around 7,500 euros “it is crucial to ensure proper access to people’s homes and it is always important to keep the viewpoints in good condition as these are works that bring visibility to our parish.” From Jornal Madeira Ribeira Brava will be the stage for the 2nd International Walking Football Tournament The event will feature the participation of 19 teams from Madeira bringing together a total of 210 senior students who celebrate sport This tournament will also be the 9th stage of the WFP National Walking Football Circuit which brings together more than 100 teams and 1,500 athletes from across the country This meeting is a joint initiative of the Senior Universities Network (RUTIS) and the Walking Football Portugal Association (WFP) Walking Football is an adapted version of traditional football with rules that eliminate physical contact and prohibit running the event also promotes social interaction well-being and exchange among participants reinforcing the role of Senior Universities and local authorities in encouraging an active and healthy life in senior age The tournament will take place in the morning at the Ribeira Brava municipal stadium From Jornal Madeira São Pedro in Ribeira Brava started off with a bang with the night of popular marches bringing together a real crowd throughout the town centre marking one of the highlights of this great festival A tradition that continues to attract people from all over the island and also tourists to see the props and choreographies of groups and associations that bring the São Pedro marches to life The tradition began in the early afternoon with the traditional pilgrimage of offerings to Saint Peter through the typical charola from the Fajã da Ribeira site and the boat coming from Pomar da Rocha and around 617 participants of various ages who have been preparing for this day for over a month the Concertina and Accordion Group of the People’s House of Ribeira Brava the São Bento Home and the Senior University participated the People’s House of Fajã da Ovelha the People’s House of São Martinho and the March of the Immaculate Heart of Mary were present The party continues today and all through the night From Diário Notícias lost her life this afternoon following a motorcycle accident in Paul da Serra The Volunteer Firefighters of Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol together with the Public Security Police are at the scene according to the reader who sent us the photographs the health delegate has already declared the death it is possible to see that the vehicle suffered a major impact and was completely destroyed Another very sad and tragic loss of life on Madeira’s roads My thoughts and prayers are with this dear lady’s family and the emergency services at this very difficult time It seems today every piece of new has to be prefaced with a ‘warning’ that you might find it disturbing or be affected by it I don’t ever remember such things in years past The fact that the article is reported as a [sad] accident should be warning enough The loss of life is a sad reminder which will stay with the family my thoughts and prayers are for them at this time It is not usual to have such graphic photos of the deceased albeit covered in a white sheet shown in a news report but the relatives of the deceased have enough upset without seeing the lifeless body covered in a sheet The bad taste is owned by the person taking the photograph Tobi has enough to do in publishing the sad event I wouldn’t think he would publish this for the sake of sensation But it’s in public interest to see the reality of what happens on our roads Motorcyclists are 50 times more likely to die in an accident than car drivers Showing a covered body is not about sensationalism but a reminder of how dangerous this can be Over-sanitizing stories makes people complacent The Madeira Regional Civil Protection Service helicopter is fighting a rural fire that broke out in the morning in a difficult-to-access area in the municipality of Ribeira Brava Civil Protection indicates that the alert was received at 09:48 through the Integrated Communications Center of the Regional Command for Relief Operations At 14:45 the fire was progressing “on a difficult-to-access slope” “aggravated by the presence of wind in the area” the Commander of Relief Operations of the Mixed Fire Brigade of Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol requested the aerial resources and respective helicopter brigade to assist the six operatives of that fire brigade Although they were mobilized with a fire-fighting vehicle the terrain conditions limit the effectiveness of ground operations” the helicopter is “the main resource for fighting the flames” The aerial resource has been part of the Madeira Forest Fire Fighting Operational Plan since 2018 Its activation was a controversial issue for several years due to the orography and winds recorded on the island of Madeira The archipelago is currently under a yellow warning, due to hot weather, until Friday, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) Thanks to Harald Sommer for another rainbow puc taken over Ribeira Brava I was parking up ready for school and saw the rainbow with an incredible definition of colour separation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira remains active with three active fronts currently burning in the municipalities of Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos the Regional Civil Protection Service took stock of the situation at 8 pm reporting that the flames continue to advance towards the parish of Curral das Freiras which is currently considered to be without immediate danger The flames are burning in an area inaccessible to land vehicles and there is a fire-fighting vehicle and three operatives from the Rural Firefighting Team (ECIR) assigned to the Mixed Firefighters of Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol the number of vehicles and operatives on site has been increased now counting eight fire-fighting vehicles and 26 operatives from the Volunteer Firefighters of Câmara de Lobos Companhia de Bombeiros Sapadores do Funchal and Bombeiros Voluntários Madeirenses The Regional Civil Protection Service notes that fighting the fire “has been particularly difficult due to the fact that the fire is spreading in areas that are difficult for pedestrians to access” Elements of the IFCN and PSP remain on the ground From Diário Notícias A 19-year-old German woman and a 21-year-old English man who were in trouble at sea near the Ponta do Sol pier The alert was given by the Regional Civil Protection Service to the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Sub-Centre and a team from the Funchal lifeguard station was sent to the scene to rescue the victims The vessel then transported the tourists to the Ribeira Brava pier where they were awaited by the Mixed Firefighters of Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol who took them to the health center The local Maritime Police Command took charge of the incident From Diário Notícias The Civil Protection multi-purpose helicopter is already on its way to fight the fire which as can be seen in the case of Câmara de Lobos is in a forested area but within sight of houses then rose to the high areas of Ribeira Brava crossing vast areas of forest up to the central massif threatening to spread to areas of Laurissilva forest as these areas are inaccessible to land vehicles Civil Protection hopes to be able to establish a perimeter and stop the spread of the flames “The fire that has been burning in the municipality of Ribeira Brava since Wednesday is still active having spread to the parish of Jardim da Serra in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos” “The fire remains active in the municipality of Ribeira Brava (Trompica and Lugar da Serra) and is progressing at a low intensity Six fire-fighting vehicles are strategically positioned in the theatre of operations with 18 firefighters assigned to the Mixed Firefighters of Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol and the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters” “In the Jardim da Serra theater of operations still with a large distance from residences (see photo) and another facing north with progression towards Vereda da Encumeada 3 fire-fighting vehicles are positioned with 10 operatives from the Câmara de Lobos Volunteer Firefighters” “the Relief Operations Commander in charge of this operation requested the activation of air resources to possibly combat the flames prioritizing the municipality of Câmara de Lobos which may represent the greatest danger at the moment with the Heliborne Brigade having been activated with the assignment of this mission which may be conditioned by the adverse weather conditions felt in that location namely the occurrence of strong winds” And it ends by reporting that “the fight against this fire has been particularly difficult due to the fact that it is breaking out and progressing to areas that are very difficult for pedestrian operational resources to access which despite the adversities have tried to contain the flames” and that “there are also elements of the IFCN and the PSP on the ground” the exceptional work of all the teams that are fighting this fire alerting the entire population to avoid traveling to the areas where the fire broke out in order to keep open fighting channels for the operators who are fighting it and avoid risks considered unnecessary to those who travel to those places” From Diário Notícias after being closed this morning due to a large landslide The heavy machinery – backhoe and truck – mobilized removed the inert material from the roadway conditions for reopening the road to vehicle traffic Heavy equipment mobilized to the site to clear the road New project to renovate the Ribeira Brava seafront was presented during a visit to the company Bravaplan the idea is to create a direct connection between this promenade between Tabua and the centre of Ponta do Sol” announcing that the project for this third phase of the Ribeira Brava seafront redevelopment project “will now begin to be drawn up” the cycle path between Tabua and the city centre will continue but the version shown today to the President of the Government incorporates the changes proposed by the local authority but due to the situation where we are without a budget pointed out the President of the Government an investment in the order of “13 million euros” From Diário Notícias I doubt it will go all the way to PdS as there are rockfalls along the coast where the path would have to go I hope someone has had a word with the Bravaplan architect who thought it was a good idea to put trees in the middle of the path effectively making one cycle lane and half the walking path useless for it’s entire length The whole Tabua path is already looking tired as like all projects it isn’t maintained after completion and it’s only been a couple of years 😞 Any idea of timeline for the bike path into RB pier to begin The 9th Serra de Água Poncha and Honey Exhibition will take place from January 24th to 26th the artists and groups participating in the event will begin to be announced on Casa do Povo da Serra D’Água’s social media channels From Jornal Madeira The strong winds felt in Serra de Água are making it difficult to fight the fire that broke out this morning in a difficult to access area The Mixed Firefighters from Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol are at the scene and the helicopter from the Regional Civil Protection Service is carrying out some water discharges to try to extinguish the fire the fire was caused by a rocket that was launched at a nearby party From Diário Notícias I now need to unsubscribe from Madeira Island news as we don’t plan on returning for a 4th time Loved Madeira each time we visited but our lives have changed and we no longer travel from Canada I have looked but can’t find how to do it at the top of the page is the title of the email opposite the title is the word “unsubscribe Hi, send me an email and I can do for you. Madeiraislandnews@gmail.com Last night the fire retured to Serra de Agua coming close to properties that can be seen in a friends video below in the Madeiran municipality of Ribeira Brava has been extinguished and the people evacuated on Sunday have been returning to their homes said today the president of the local parish council there are no active fronts that can be seen and the situation is now under surveillance,” Albertina Ferreira told Lusa news agency early this morning The mayor added that they are now waiting to “start the cleaning process and perhaps the creation of a crisis cabinet” “People were returning home as they were able The rural fire broke out on Wednesday in the mountains of Ribeira Brava it spread to the neighboring municipality of Câmara de Lobos it is also active today in the Lombada area and according to the most recent report by the Regional Government of Madeira a total of 160 people had to be removed from their homes as a precaution and transported to public facilities 195 firefighters were fighting the fire in the affected municipalities supported by 38 vehicles and the air resources available in the region including the 76 members of the joint force of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority who arrived in Madeira in the early hours of Sunday 15 operators provided by the Autonomous Region of the Azores also arrived in the region in the early hours of today From Jornal Madeira I hope everyone on Madeira including rescue services and fire fighters stay safe and unharmed I also hope the impact on flora and fauna can be kept under control as much as possible What I want is the police manage to caught the people that did the fireworks and put them in jail for the rest of their lives And many thanks to all that been involved fighting the forest fire ❤💖 The Ribeira Brava fire begins to spread to the municipality of Câmara de Lobos indicating that the fire was close to the Corrida site the smell of smoke is intense and the population said that there were flames near the Forest Police house regional operational commander of Civil Protection confirmed that the fire had already spread to the higher areas of Câmara de Lobos From Jornal Madeira Time to ask for the help from the mainland it’s clearly too much for local firefighters which had been considered under control at the end of yesterday afternoon and which was reignited today said the head of civil protection in statements to RTP-Madeira As can be seen from the images captured on site by photojournalist Hélder Santos but is in a location that is difficult to access but reinforcements have been requested for prevention purposes The rural fire that broke out in Madeira on Wednesday spreading the following day to the neighboring municipality had two fronts at 7 pm today: Encumeada (Ribeira Brava) and Paul da Serra (Ponta do Sol) From Diário Notícias we booked a drive and fly vacation to Madeira starting 28 august and ending 5 september we have 5 bookings of hotels around Madeira Curral des Freiras what can we aspect because of the fire The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) closed given the weather conditions favourable to the occurrence of fires two more classified trails in the Region due to the fire that is active in the Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos mountains in the latter case on the slope facing Curral das Freiras These trails “are closed due to the occurrence/progress of a forest fire in the mountain area (ridge)” reinforced the entity responsible for the forest area of ​​the Region Although it has been closed since the early hours of the morning there are still several tourists inside the trail Two members of the Forest Police are currently at Pico do Areeiro trying to prevent more hikers from entering the closed trails that start from that location In addition to the aforementioned walking trails the forest path between Eira do Serrado and Pico do Areeiro is also closed From Diário Notícias This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The Madeira fire is “practically consolidated” according to the most recent assessment by regional authorities The flames that started on August 14th in the municipality of Ribeira Brava continue with the existence of “some hot spots” in the Central Mountain Range (Pico Ruivo) and in Ponta do Sol (Lombada) more than a dozen vehicles and more than 110 operational personnel were mobilized in the area of operations comprising the Fire Departments of the Autonomous Region of Madeira the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation and the Public Security Police duly coordinated by the elements assigned to the Regional Civil Protection Service According to the Regional Civil Protection Service Canadair aircraft carried out 18 discharges on active fires in Pico Ruivo and Ponta do Sol (Lombada) totaling 26 discharges since their arrival the helicopter (H-35) carried out a total of 327 drops since August 14 to support the operators in directly fighting the fire and “this aerial vehicle carried out 57 drops” The same statement also highlights the role of volunteers from the Madeira Delegation of the Portuguese Red Cross “who have been assisting all rescue efforts in the Region in the pre-hospital emergency area freeing up firefighters to fight the fire” From Diário Notícias Thank you everybody that was part of the fire extinguishing and saving animals let’s pray all goes back to normal again! The fire that broke out on the island of Madeira on the 14th is “completely under control” and the teams from the mainland and the Azores that helped fight the flames will leave the region said today the president of Madeira’s civil protection “I wouldn’t like to use the term extinguished because the fire was very large and there may still be some hot spots that could cause a rekindling that will probably be put out relatively easily,” said António Nunes in statements to the Lusa news agency at 10:00 According to the head of Madeira’s civil protection the fire “is completely under control” but as there are “some hot spots” what happened on Sunday could happen again with a rekindling that “was easily put out especially because it was in an area where everything around it had burned” the situation “does not require special care” and there is no longer “anyone specifically assigned to this purpose” at this stage the Rural Firefighting Teams (ECIR) are on the ground and “will take additional care with these areas that have burned” These are “the resources that were already there before the fire started and that will continue until November 30” and that “are part of the rural fire-fighting teams that are on the ground as normal as every year” Regarding the teams that traveled from the mainland and the Azores to help fight the fire the person in charge indicated that they will return to their origins from today The mainland will return on Air Force flights scheduled for late afternoon today and Tuesday while the elements from the Azores will go on a civilian flight “We are very grateful for their service They are now ready to return to their homes,” he added Data from the European Forest Fire Information System indicate that more than 5,045 hectares of area have been burned From Diário Notícias in the municipality of Ribeira Brava remains active one in Encumeada and the other in Paul da Serra a fire was reignited in Curral das Freiras there are more than 40 fire-fighting vehicles on the ground the air force (very active and carrying out discharges) and the respective heli-transported team elements of the Regional Relief Operations Command (CROS) providing continuous support to the operations The Special Civil Protection Force operatives also remain in the area of operations supporting the fight against the fire in Paul da Serra and in the Estalagem da Encumeada area 15 members of the Volunteer Firefighters of the Autonomous Region of the Azores arrived in Madeira this morning and are already on the ground helping to fight the fire From Jornal Madeira Watch an amateur video recorded moments ago Dozens of fishermen remain on the Ribeira Brava seafront to take advantage of the fish farming cages which were swept close to the coast by the sea current says one of the people who witnessed the gathering of fishermen It feels like you’re watching the series ‘Rabo de Peixe’ but this time with fish actually washing up on the shore The cages broke free from the Campanário area at sea and washed up close to the seafront of Ribeira Brava after Saturdays storm I had chat some years ago with the Director of the fish research centre next to the power station in Calheta He took me to see several large breeding tanks full of Grouper They may not be enjoying their freedom as they will no longer be fed by boat every day A forest fire has been raging since last night in the vicinity of the Ribeira Brava Business Park is being fought by two means of the Volunteer Fire Department of Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol The Civil Protection helicopter has already been deployed The alert was given around 11 pm on Wednesday and firefighters have been trying to control the fire in an area that is difficult to access so much so that the smell of smoke can be felt in Funchal From Diário Notícias Quite impressive how the fire seems to have burnt in a straight line with multiple sources for the smoke I’m sure that’s just an optical illusion though and not that someone has started lots of little fires The Festivities of São Pedro da Ribeira Brava are moving thousands of people this Saturday night The event already featured performances by the band Galáxia and the Portuguese international singer highlighted the beauty of the island of Madeira and how hospitable the people of Madeira are The party continues with DJs Nélio Fabrício and Marten Horger Thanks to Eduardo Freitas for sending me this video With temperatures reaching as high as 32º Degrees Celsius Wildfires in the Island that started in the Ribeira Brava are now spreading quickly to Jardim da Serra in more than three fronts making it very hard for the helicopter and field firefighters to fight against the uphill terrain as this video is being published the fire is now reaching the so feared place of Curral das Freiras I hope all goes well and the next few hours that the wind slows down and no one else get’s hurt A Big Big Thanks to all Firefighters and men and women that risk their life’s every hour to save us and our Forests in Island of Madeira Are there fire breaks put in after 2016 fires not in this area With the high temperatures we are experiencing this was waiting to happen but our Governor feels we have enough help why not ask the ones who are exhausted fighting for the safety of their fellow islanders Maybe our Governor will join the VOLUNTEERS of course not he will come afterwards spouting platitudes you couldn’t fight a fire with a chocolate teapot [English slang] all I can do is hope and pray for those affected Ribeira Brava has a new attraction to offer the youngest A mini amusement park installed on the town’s seafront that combines four attractions: an inflatable “The project returns to the town of Ribeira-Bravense for the third consecutive year with the aim of boosting the local economy and providing a different offer to the population being an attraction to attract visitors from other places” reveals the municipality through a press release “This is a task by the company Diverlike which was based in Madeira during the Christmas season and is now investing in Ribeira Brava as a way of making the most of its presence in the regional market” From Diário Notícias This great for the children and teenagers in this the UK was great indoor and outdoor playgrounds for the children play and it is a shame that Portugal in particular the councils don’t invest more in this type of facility’s I’m glad that my son enjoy the parks and indoor playgrounds when was a child still living in UK The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) proceeded “as a precaution and for safety reasons” of some classified pedestrian trails that are closer to the fire that has been raging since Wednesday in the mountains of Ribeira Brava and that yesterday spread to the mountainous areas of the municipality of Câmara de Lobos PR 2 – Vereda do Urzal and PR 12 – Caminho Real da Encumeada (which has already been closed since yesterday) trails were preventively closed reinforces the entity responsible for the forest area of ​​the Region one in the Trompica area and the other in the Jardim da Serra area which has required extra care from the Regional Civil Protection Service The wind is one of the main adversaries in this fight From Diário Notícias any ideas for hiking in Madeira instead of the Pico’s The Regional Secretariat for the Environment through the Regional Directorate for the Environment following the storm surge that took place on the 2nd which caused a generalized turbidity in the sea water along the south coast of the Island of Madeira collected 11 samples of foam/stains originating along the coast from Machico to Ribeira Brava which included samples from the waters of the Clube Naval do Funchal and Praia Formosa which aroused apprehension and criticism from some bathers The laboratory results released yesterday (by independent and accredited identity) reveal the absence of fecal contamination From Diário Notícias I was assured the seas around Madeira were full of it it’s obvious Madeirans don’t do irony there are many reasons and solutions given why we have a problem Before privatisation the Thames was biologically dead and Britain’s beaches were the worst in the Western World with only half of the sewage being treated Scarborough and Bridlington dumped all their raw sewage into the sea at low tide Twenty five years ago 10% of Britain’s beaches were rated as excellent no where near quick enough but we’re trying A very good and full article in the Telegraph May 6th Cape Verde, officially known as the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country located in the central Atlantic Ocean, off the northwest coast of Africa It comprises a group of ten volcanic islands which are divided into the Barlavento (windward) and Sotavento (leeward) groups The country has a total area of approximately 4,033 km2 (1,557 mi2) making it one of the smaller nations in Africa There are a few patterns in terrain: extensive salt flats cover Sal and Maio, while arid slopes transition into fields of sugarcane on Santiago The lack of significant rivers is due to the islands' volcanic nature and the arid climate which limits the development of long or permanent river systems is known for its rugged terrain and high mountains with Tope de Coroa being the highest peak of this group at 1,979 meters (6,493 feet) features a mix of volcanic and sandy landscapes The uninhabited island of Santa Luzia is predominantly flat and arid Sal and Boa Vista are known for their flat desert-like landscapes and extensive beaches hosts the capital city of Praia and is characterized by its mountainous terrain reaches the highest elevation in Cape Verde at 2,829 meters (9,281 feet) is known for its lush hills and rocky coastline Cape Verde is divided into 22 major administrative divisions called concelhos or municipalities which are further subdivided into 32 freguesias or civil parishes The municipalities of Cape Verde in alphabetical order are: Boa Vista Boa Vista is the largest municipality by area and Praia is the most populous one which also serves as the national capital Cape Verde is an African island country located about 570 km off the western coast of Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean in the Northern and Western Hemispheres of the Earth This outline map shows the African island national of Cape Verde The islands remain scattered across an area of 4,033 sq Blank outline map of Cape Verde and its 10 islands Free download and print out for educational photos and original descriptions © 2025 worldatlas.com caused material damage to several vehicles that were in this section the incident took place when a funeral was being held The alleged instability on the escarpment overlooking the Ribeira Brava Sports Complex is generating some concern on the part of local people and users of that sports centre due to the heavy rains that have been felt in recent days when the ‘Oscar’ depression passed of already considerable dimensions and which From Jornal Madeira A video of an alleged shark next to Ribeira Brava beach The Maritime Police confirms that it became aware of it through one of the shares but did not receive any information about the date on which the video was filmed A video is circulating on social media of what appears to be a blue shark on Ribeira Brava beach The situation will have occurred during the morning of today when the animal was seen and filmed by a family that was at the scene even reveals that it is a blue shark looking for the cages of the bream Commander of the Maritime Zone of Madeira (ZMM) revealed to JM that the Maritime Police were aware of the video but did not receive any information from any bather or resident on the sea coast about this subject The Maritime Authority was therefore unable to confirm the information on the date and time it was filmed but is investigating the situation to ensure the safety of all those who use the maritime space in that area The City Council is unaware of the presence of a blue shark on Ribeira Brava beach I just learned about this situation from the media and will make contact with the maritime police and the Regional Directorate for the Environment and Climate Change to analyze what happened and see what preventive measures will be taken to safeguard the bathers who frequent this space From Jornal Madeira Well I hope this will not be a frequente visit to the Madeira sea This weekend you will find a festival in Ribeira Brava from today till Sunday