Portugal: Madeira Suffers Floods and Mudslides, Bounces Back

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | February 24th, 2010 | Trackback

Torrential rains caused flash floods and mudslides that killed at least 42 people in this Portuguese island’s capital city, Funchal, Feb. 20. While the wreckage was severe and will take days to clean up, authorities pleaded with tourists not to cancel their trips to the island off the coast of West Africa, claiming that the situation would be back to normal within a week. Infrastructure needs to be repaired but already by Feb. 23 parts of the city’s historical center that had been closed off were reopened.

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