Monday, February 22, 2010

Rain Down: Floods in Madeira


The Island has been rocked by flash floods:
The Portuguese government meanwhile has declared three days of mourning after at least 42 people died in the floods.
Crews continues to try and clear things up:
Specialist army teams are working to get through to communities that remain cut off, with roads blocked and bridges collapsed.
Military personnel and civilian emergency teams have been clearing huge piles of rocks from roads and pumping mud and water out of shops and houses.
While people have been told to evacuate:
Dozens of people in Madeira have been ordered to evacuate their homes, amid fears of fresh landslides following deadly floods on the island.
It's not a very good situation on the Portuguese Island.

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