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Rescuers hunt for missing, Madeira floods kill 38
Floods and mudslides unleashed by a heavy rainstorm on Saturday washed away bridges, blocked roads with rocks and mud and cut off parts of the Atlantic island.
Updated : Feb 21, 2010, 04:32 PM IST
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Portuguese rescue workers using bulldozers searched on Sunday for more bodies under debris after violent floods and mudslides killed at least 38 on the resort island of Madeira.
Francisco Ramos, the regional secretary for social affairs, said the death toll could still rise.
"We have 38 deaths, but the number is not yet closed," state-run news agency Lusa quoted Ramos as saying. "We will continue looking for bodies, we are awaiting teams from the continent," he said.
Floods and mudslides unleashed by a heavy rainstorm on Saturday washed away bridges, blocked roads with rocks and mud and cut off parts of the Atlantic island, a popular tourist destination about 1,000 km (625 miles) southwest of Lisbon.
Alberto Joao Jardim, the leader of the regional government, said "there has been no serious incident involving the tourism sector" on the island. Many of the tourists on Madeira were Britons visiting for the half-term school holiday.
A military transport plane with rescue teams, including divers, was due to arrive in Funchal later on Sunday. A navy frigate was also heading to the island to help with the search effort. Civil protection officials on Madeira told Reuters they knew of 32 dead, but could not confirm the figure cited by Ramos.
"Today fire brigades resumed searches for those missing. We still don't have the exact number of people unaccounted for," a duty official at the service said.
More than 100 people have been injured and over 200 lost their homes, having to move to temporary shelters provided by the local authorities.
Prime minister Jose Socrates visited Madeira on Saturday night, pledging "all aid that the regional government requires in this serious situation".
Meteorologists said the amount of rainfall in one day on Saturday exceeded the monthly average, but no heavy rainfall was expected on Madeira over the next few days.
