Monte ready for Flower Festival
The Junta de Freguesia do Monte is already adorned for the Flower Festival.
And, of course, it is the flowers that color the space, composing a wall and a pa...
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Parts of Monte Without Drinking Water Again
The rain that has fallen most of the day on the south of the island has caused some damage. The JM, via a reader, was alerted to this particular case.
Ac...
Have you ever taken the Bus from Monte to Funchal?
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Tourists seriously injured after Monte Toboggan accident
Two continental tourists were seriously injured after an accident involving Monte's traditional basket toboggans.
Tourists wanted to descend Monte in the fam...
Monte clean up..
The Regional Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources, Susana Prada, visited this Friday the intervention carried out in Monte with the aim of reducing t...
20 years for Monte toboggan murder
The man accused of killing the head of the Monte Carreiros Association in Madeira has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of aggravated homicide and...
Smoke Generates Concern in Funchal
A dense cloud of smoke, originating in the parish of Monte, is focusing attention this morning in Funchal, being quite visible from almost the entire city.
A...
Children’s Carnival Cancelled
The carnival parades in both Monte and Camara de Lobos, which were due to take place tomorrow have been cancelled.
The children's parades which are organised b...
German tourists have lucky escape
A pine tree that fell this afternoon on the Regional road 103 in Monte, could have been fatal for two tourists.
According to reports, the couple of German na...
Have you lost a camera?
Someone has contacted me, she found a camera on the steps of the church at Monte on November 10th at around 4pm.
If you know the people in the images below, or...
Tree falls on house
A midsized tree fell this morning on top of a dwelling in the village Pico da Pedra in Monte, due to the strong wind that is felt in this parish.
The fall of ...
Tourist falls at Monte
A tourist of 66 years fell yesterday morning in Largo da Fonte, during a tour of the parish of Monte. The foreigner was part of a group of Germans when, by care...
Oak tree removed from Monte
The large oak trees which caused the tragedy in Monte 2 weeks ago, killing 13 people and injuring 50, has today been removed from the site.
The tree had alread...
3rd day of Mourning
Today the first Funerals begin from the tragedy at Monte.
The one that has affected me so badly is of the father and his 15 month old son, I read the story th...
Plank of wood falls from Monte Church
A plank of wood this morning fell from the ceiling of the church at Monte. Yesterday morning at the same time the church was packed with worshipers.
This morni...
Tree roots could have been rotten
The armillary, a fungus that attacks the trees, especially the roots, may have been responsible for the fall of the oak that killed 13 people yesterday in Largo...
Cruel Monte
Nine of the 16 people hospitalized in the hospital of Funchal following the fall of a tree were discharged and seven remained hospitalized, one of them in int...
13 dead and over 50 injured
Just one more update for this evening.
The death toll has risen to 13, with over 50 injured, some of them serious. The hospital will give an update on the inju...
More tragic news as large tree falls in Monte
More terrible news coming in of a large tree falling in Monte.
Two people reported dead and five others with very serious injuries, this is reported from peopl...
Raw Sewage in Monte
Roberto Almada highlights the situation below the Hospital Marmeleiros in Monte where raw sewage is running from pipes that are in a bad state of repair.
Rober...
