The recommended pedestrian routes in Madeira will remain closed and their safety will be evaluated after the passage of the Óscar depression through the island, reported the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN).
“IFCN calls on locals and tourists not to travel to these areas [levadas] until further notice”, says the institute in a statement, adding that it will release information on the reopening “as the evaluation is carried out”.
For prevention, elements of the Forest Police, Nature Watchers and other operational employees will continue on these routes. The IFCN indicates that the forest road that connects Eira do Serrado with Pico do Areeiro will remain closed.
At a press conference, the regional delegate of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), Victor Prior, indicated that the red warning limit: 60 mm/6 hours (60 liters per square meter in six hours) was “vastly exceeded” during the storm.
“180 mm were recorded in Chão do Areeiro [serra sobranceira ao Funchal] in six hours it was three times more”, he said, and explained that in the mountainous regions the precipitation reached an accumulated amount of 600 mm in 24 hours, the highest value since there is a record.
this weather situation caused 38 evictionscaused the closure of educational activities on Tuesday and conditioned the movement at the Madeira airport.
The Madeira Regional Civil Protection Service reported 163 incidents that mobilized 168 media and 436 operations, mainly related to landslides, fallen trees and floods. The Madeira archipelago is now without bad weather warnings.
Source: Observadora
