FLOODS IN MADEIRA ISLAND by Nelson d'Aires (19 images)

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February 2010. Portugal declared three days of national mourning to victims of the devastating floods and mudslides after torrential rains on the island of Madeira.
At least 600 people have been left homeless and the local government has confirmed the heavy rains have claimed over 40 lives.
These flash floods were the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory.
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago in the mid Atlantic Ocean, about 600 miles (1,000 kilometers)...
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  • Funeral of Joel Bacanhim Ferreira and his wife Rosa Maria de Sousa Ferreira, victims of the floods in the district of Funchal. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Heavy rains in Madeira destroy houses and cars. Laranjal, Santo Antonio. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Serafim Santos, 77, and Maria Rodrigues, 75, live in Faja dos Vinhaticos. After the storm, they survive with food donated by the residents of Serra de Agua, Ribeira Brava. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Broken road and car destroyed by the stream's waters in Tabua, Ribeira Brava. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Village of Santo Antonio, Funchal. Floods and mudslides after torrential rains on the island of Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Cars destroyed due to the heavy weather in Ribeira Grande, Santo Antonio. Madeira, Portugal.<br /> At least 120 people were injured, and the local government has confirmed the heavy rains have claimed over 40 lives.<br /> These flash floods were the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory.
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  • Village of Santo Antonio, Funchal. Floods and mudslides after torrential rains on the island of Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Houses destroyed by the stream's waters in Serra de Agua, Ribeira Brava.<br /> Floods and muslides after heavy rains in Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Rosa Gomes (right) lives in Vereda das Voltas. After the heavy rains, she survives with the help of friends and with food donated by the people of Serra de Agua, Ribeira Brava. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Resident of one of the houses affected by floods in Serra de Agua. Madeira, Portugal.<br /> At least 120 people were injured, and the local government has confirmed the heavy rains have claimed over 40 lives.<br /> These flash floods were the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory.
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  • Cleaning and land removal works in a river in Corujeira, Monte, Funchal. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • The Gonçalves family lives in Caminho da Barreira, Santo Antonio. After the storm, Maria Ligia Goncalves and the married couple Jose e Conceição Gonçalves were welcomed by Jose Miguel and Maria da Luz. Madeira, Portugal.<br /> At least 120 people were injured, and the local government has confirmed the heavy rains have claimed over 40 lives.<br /> These flash floods were the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory.
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  • Search team made up of army and GNR uses sniffer dogs to search for missing people in the sports complex of Ribeira Brava. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Funeral of Joel Bacanhim Ferreira and his wife Rosa Maria de Sousa Ferreira, victims of the floods in the district of Funchal. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • The Sousa family is rehoused in the Funchal city center in charge of the Social Security. Their house in Trapiche, Santo Antonio, was partially demolished by the floods. Madeira, Portugal.<br /> At least 120 people were injured, and the local government has confirmed the heavy rains have claimed over 40 lives.<br /> These flash floods were the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory.
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  • The Sousa family is rehoused in the Funchal city center in charge of the Social Security. Their house in Trapiche, Santo Antonio, was partially demolished by the floods. Madeira, Portugal.<br /> At least 120 people were injured, and the local government has confirmed the heavy rains have claimed over 40 lives.<br /> These flash floods were the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory.
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  • The army is providing water for the population of Caminho do Curral Velho, Santo Antonio. Six days after the heavy rains many villages still don't have water supply. Madeira, Portugal.
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  • The Sousa family is rehoused in the Funchal city center in charge of the Social Security. Their house in Trapiche, Santo Antonio, was partially demolished by the floods. Madeira, Portugal.<br /> At least 120 people were injured, and the local government has confirmed the heavy rains have claimed over 40 lives.<br /> These flash floods were the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory.
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  • A shoe lost in the mud after the heavy rains that affected Madeira Island. Portugal.<br /> At least 120 people were injured, and the local government has confirmed the heavy rains have claimed over 40 lives.<br /> These flash floods were the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory.
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