Madeira’s strategic grain reserve, set up in 2022, has been extended to 2027. It stores 4,300 tonnes of wheat in Caniçal to protect the island’s bread supply. The €700,000-a-year initiative strengthens food security amid global uncertainty.
Civil Protection (ANEPC) started sending text messages to citizens late this afternoon, explaining that with everyone remaining calm, power is returning gradually within the next few hours.
The acting government parties want to shut down the investigation into the 2024 fires that devastated Madeira.
Madeira’s defense forces simulated a 30-meter tsunami, revealing vulnerabilities in Caniçal, Santa Cruz, Machico, and Funchal. Key areas, including Funchal’s Lido area are in danger.
President Albuquerque who resumed his Porto Santo beach vacation as the 2024 fires escalated, sees "limited impact" and claims "correct procedures" have been applied. Who is he kidding?
The Portuguese Air Force expands its firefighting capabilities with three new Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks.
Following the wildfires that devastated Madeira, and the president’s decision to return to his Porto Santo beach vacation while the fires escalated, will anyone be held accountable for the lack of a timely and effective response from authorities?
Firefighters slam government's wildfire response. What more must burn before authorities deploy effective strategies and resources on the ground and in the air?
Wildfires in Madeira have now reached the island’s highest peak, Pico Ruivo, prompting urgent calls for air support.
As the fifth day of uncontrolled wildfires unfolds in Madeira, the full scale of the disaster is becoming increasingly evident.
In Miguel Albuquerque's absence, Pedro Ramos stated that even while the president is on break, he remains actively involved about the ongoing fire situation on the island of Madeira.
