Curfew continues to April 12
Curfew extended again.
Curfew continues to April 12: not unexpectedly both local newspapers report online this afternoon that the Regional Government has today formalized in the Government Council, the … Read more
Month: March 2021
Restock: new exhibition
“In search of a perfect cloud”
Restock Gallery, in Funchal Old Town, has asked that the blog gives a little publicity to their latest exhibition, which opened last week … Read more
COVID-19: recovered cases accelerate
Latest figures show 76 recovered
The Diario reports that this Tuesday, March 30, Madeira has 24 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection’ and a promising total of 76 recovered. The data … Read more
World Travel Awards controversy
Destinations accused of “buying” awards
Website FN reported today on an interesting bit of background to the World Travel Awards, which regularly features Madeira in the very top positions … Read more
136 litres of rain fell per square metre
… during weekend storm in Madeira
Some of the latest figures to emerge from the weekend deluge make interesting reading, paricularly the astonishing amount of rainfall:
Over the course of … Read more
Bad weather tomorrow?
Alarmist predictions.
The Diario comments that the matter of weather forecasting in Madeira seems to have, at least temporarily, been taken out of the hands of the Portuguese Weather Institute, … Read more
Tui cancels operations until May
German operation until May cancelled
JM leads with the story that TUI FLY announced yesterday that the operation scheduled for May 2 from Germany is void. The decision, which surprises operators … Read more
Water supplies affected
and electrical equipment damaged
The water supply company ARM – Águas e Residuos da Madeira – announced yesterday that, following the weather that hit the Region this weekend, which caused … Read more
Cristo Rei may have been struck by lightning
Risk of falling masonry
JM report on a local resident who said he witnessed a lightning strike in the area where the Cristo Rei statue is located in Ponta do … Read more
Clean-up begins
30 occurences recorded after storm
Clean-up: The Diario reports that The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveiaia, has been monitoring, since the beginning of Sunday morning, the occurrences recorded, … Read more
Cars trapped in flooded car parks
… as clean up begins
There are a number of reports beginning to come in of cars being trapped in flooded car parks, typically found underneath most apartment blocks in … Read more
Cars submerged in tunnel
Firemen recover submerged cars
JM reports that the adverse weather conditions that have affected the Region since yesterday motivated the closure of the Cota 40 Tunnel, in which there … Read more
Blackout caught on video
Machico still without power
JM also report that the island of Madeira was affected last night by a general blackout, due to the storm that hit the archipelago all day … Read more
24 hours in the eye of a storm
Storm continues overnight
The power went out in Funchal just before 9:00 last night after one spectacular lightning strike near the hospital followed by the most deafening crack of thunder. … Read more
Torrential rain puts the south coast of Madeira under Red warning
Weather deteriorates with spectacular storms
The risk warning has been increased in the last hour or so (from 19:00), with torrential rain falling on the south coast of Madeira. Lightning, … Read more
Weather update
Latest weather news from Madeira
A quick weather update following the earlier post, as the storm seems to be getting more severe.
Pico do Areeiro has seen snow this morning … Read more
Weather warning extended
Bad weather set to continue until Sunday.
As first reported here on Thursday, the Madeira archipelago was yesterday under a yellow weather warning due to the forecast … Read more
#Easter at home
Police prepare to be strict over Easter
JM reports that, approaching Easter week, as well as the need to continue to ensure compliance with the norms defined for the prevention … Read more
3D elevation of Madeira
Dramatic new perspective
Came across somebody by the name of “The Itinerarium” on Reddit a few days ago. It appears that their specialty is producing 3D elevations, and they … Read more
Michelin chef investigates Madeira
Regional secretary welcomes Michelin starred chef
JM report that the regional secretary of the Sea and Fisheries, Teófilo Cunha, received the chef-owner of a Michelin star, João Rodrigues, at the … Read more