Madeira wildfire “completely dominated”
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 Madeira’s Fajã das Galinhas “cannot go home” following 11-day wildfire
“Most of them don’t want to anyway” – mayor The devastating consequences of Madeira’s 11-day long wildfire (still not completely extinguished) are rapidly coming clear: Fajã das Galinhas, for example,
Madeira’s wildfire finally under control
Firefighters in ‘dampening down’ phase; expect ‘small reignitions’ 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 ‘unrelated to wildfires’; in area “prone to these kind of incidents” A landslide at one of Madeira’s popular tourist attractions – Levada da Água de Alto, in Faial –
Journalists denounce “climate of pressures and restrictions” regarding Madeira wildfires
Portugal’s Syndicate of Journalists has denounced what it calls a “climate of pressures and restrictions” which it says have been imposed by the regional government on its members who are
Madeira’s devastating wildfire enters 10th day in spite of muscled combat
Spanish Canadair water-bombers on second day of operations Madeira’s 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 EU’s 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 EU’s support in fighting wildfires that have been burning for
Two Canadair water bombers join fight against Madeira’s week-long wildfire
Portugal ‘activates’ 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 Câmara 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 ‘disappoints’
Miguel Albuquerque “has shown a total incapacity of understanding of what is public service” The fire that broke out on Wednesday August 14 was still active on five fronts this