Severe Weather Hits Madeira: 110 Incidents Reported Amid Storm Martinho

Severe Weather Impacting Madeira

Since the last update from the Madeira Regional Civil Protection Service, there have been an additional 10 incidents reported due to Storm Martinho, including the partial collapse of a house in Machico. Fortunately, no relocation was necessary for the affected residents.

As of the latest update at 5 PM, the total number of incidents has reached 110 since 2:30 PM on March 18. Key incidents include:

• 25 tree falls
• 6 structural collapses
• 28 danger identifications and signals
• 18 fallen construction elements
• 2 electric network failures
• 31 mass movements

Road Conditions

Several roads have been affected, including:

• ER 103 between Montado do Barreiro, Monte, and Funchal, which was blocked.
• ER 222 in Arco da Calheta, where the road was completely closed.
• ER 209 (Engenheiro Teixeira de Sousa Road) is also restricted due to landslides and fallen branches.

To manage the situation, 235 personnel and 99 technical resources have been mobilized.

One of the most serious incidents occurred this morning in Ponta do Sol, where a wall collapsed onto a home, leading to the relocation of three individuals by the Municipal Civil Protection Service.

Incident Distribution

In terms of incident distribution by municipality:

• Funchal: 46 incidents
• Santa Cruz: 35 incidents
• Machico: 10 incidents
• Câmara de Lobos: 6 incidents
• Calheta: 5 incidents
• Santana: 3 incidents
• Ponta do Sol and São Vicente: 2 incidents each
• Ribeira Brava: 1 incident

Authorities remain on alert and urge the public to exercise caution due to ongoing climatic instability.