Civil Protection of Madeira recorded 111 occurrences until 23h00 Saturday

O Madeira's Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC) registered 111 occurrences due to the passage of Bruna depression, between 08:00 and 23:00 on Saturday, mainly related to falls of trees and floods.

In a statement, the Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC) reports that it signaled 47 falls of trees, 28 floods, 16 road and signage cleanings and eight mass movements.

The remaining occurrences relate to collapses of structures, electrical falls and discharges.

In the municipality of Santa Cruz, a family of five people was displaced following a flood, the situation being accompanied by municipal services.

Funchal was the most frequent municipality (55), followed by Santa Cruz (22), Câmara de Lobos (9), Calheta (9), Machico (5), São Vicente (5), Ribeira Brava (3), Ponta do Sol (1) and Santana (1).

Several road accesses are closed in the municipalities of Funchal, Câmara de Lobos, Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol, according to the SRPC.

The region is being affected by depression Bruna, with heavy rain, wind and sea agitation.

Madeira was under orange warning due to the strong wind until 00:00 today, with a yellow warning now in effect, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).

The orange alert is also in force due to the precipitation, “sometimes strong, persistent and accompanied by thunder,” until 03:00 today, then to yellow from 12 noon.

The orange warning is issued by the IPMA whenever there is a “moderate to high-risk weather situation” and yellow when there is a “risk situation for certain weather-dependent activities”.