Storm Charles: more than 300 incidents in Madeira by Wednesday afternoon
Madeira GuideLandslides, flooding and fallen trees made up most of the storm damage, and Funchal and Santa Cruz were the worst-hit municipalities.
Civil protection services recorded 313 incidents caused by Storm Charles in Madeira between 20:00 on Tuesday and 16:00 on Wednesday 11 November, according to DN Madeira, which cites data from the Preventech platform.
By 16:00, 779 operatives and 328 resources had been deployed. The figures count each deployment per incident, not unique people or vehicles.
Landslides were the most common incident, with 84 cases, followed by 76 floodings of buildings or open ground and 48 fallen trees. DN Madeira also listed 11 collapsed buildings, 9 falls of building parts, 7 cases of damaged or fallen supply networks, 34 road clean-ups and hazard warnings and 12 removals of objects at risk of falling.
In its 15:00 update, the Regional Civil Protection Service counted 300 incidents, with 753 operatives and 316 resources deployed, JM Madeira reported.
Funchal and Santa Cruz were the hardest-hit municipalities. Câmara de Lobos and Machico were also among the worst affected.
On Tuesday this site reported that schools and council services would close in Madeira on Wednesday because of the storm.
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Madeira Guide
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