Madeira wildfire âcompletely dominatedâ
Now comes period for political fall-out; calls for inquiry into what went wrong After almost two nerve-wracking weeks, the wildfire that took hold of Madeira on August 14, refusing to
Residents of Madeiraâs FajĂŁ das Galinhas âcannot go homeâ following 11-day wildfire
âMost of them donât want to anywayâ – mayor The devastating consequences of Madeiraâs 11-day long wildfire (still not completely extinguished) are rapidly coming clear: FajĂŁ das Galinhas, for example,
Madeiraâs wildfire finally under control
Firefighters in âdampening downâ phase; expect âsmall reignitionsâ The fire that raged on several fronts in Madeira for 11 days is finally under control and in the dampening down phase,
Landslide kills one in Madeira
Landslide âunrelated to wildfiresâ; in area âprone to these kind of incidentsâ A landslide at one of Madeiraâs popular tourist attractions – Levada da Ăgua de Alto, in Faial –
Journalists denounce âclimate of pressures and restrictionsâ regarding Madeira wildfires
Portugalâs Syndicate of Journalists has denounced what it calls a âclimate of pressures and restrictionsâ which it says have been imposed by the regional government on its members who are
Madeiraâs devastating wildfire enters 10th day in spite of muscled combat
Spanish Canadair water-bombers on second day of operations Madeiraâs devastating wildfire has entered its 10th day, in spite of muscled combat involving reinforcements from the mainland, and the Azores, and
Ursula von der Leyen expresses EUâs support for Madeira fire combat
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has today sent a message of support to Madeira, expressing the EUâs support in fighting wildfires that have been burning for
Two Canadair water bombers join fight against Madeiraâs week-long wildfire
Portugal âactivatesâ European mechanism following increasing acrimony in Madeira Portugal called yesterday for international assistance with wildfires in Madeira, activating the European Civil Protection mechanism, which means Spain has stepped
Another “intense” night in Madeira as fire rages on
Firefighters continue to battle fire in CĂąmara de Lobos, Madeira There is still no end in sight to the massive fire which has been raging in Madeira for one week,
Madeira agonizes through seven days of wildfires, as regional president âdisappointsâ
Miguel Albuquerque âhas shown a total incapacity of understanding of what is public serviceâ The fire that broke out on Wednesday August 14 was still active on five fronts this