Storm Charles: rockfall at Seixal closes the expressway between São Vicente and Porto Moniz
Madeira GuideA landslide during Storm Charles has cut the north coast expressway at Seixal, and drivers heading for Porto Moniz have no reopening time yet.
The Via Expresso between São Vicente and Porto Moniz is closed to traffic after earth and rocks came down onto the road in the Seixal area, on Madeira's north coast. Heavy rain during Storm Charles set off the slide, according to Madeira Island Direct.
Funchal Notícias places the rockfall at the Véu da Noiva, between Seixal and Pacheco. The paper reports that the volunteer fire brigades of São Vicente and Porto Moniz were sent to the scene.
Teams are on site to clear the rocks from the road. The Regional Directorate of Roads sent a team of rock specialists to assess the slope and bring down the most unstable blocks, according to Funchal Notícias. The road will reopen once it is safe, and no reopening time has been given.
In August this site reported an earlier landslide in Seixal that injured four people and blocked traffic, and the reopening of the expressway afterwards.
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Madeira Guide
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