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| Dozens of people in Madeira have been ordered to evacuate their homes, amid fears of fresh landslides following deadly floods on the island. | Dozens of people in Madeira have been ordered to evacuate their homes, amid fears of fresh landslides following deadly floods on the island. |
| Up to 40 residents of Ribeira Brava were told to leave because a hillside threatened to collapse, a local mayor told Portuguese radio. | Up to 40 residents of Ribeira Brava were told to leave because a hillside threatened to collapse, a local mayor told Portuguese radio. |
| The Portuguese government meanwhile has declared three days of mourning after at least 42 people died in the floods. | The Portuguese government meanwhile has declared three days of mourning after at least 42 people died in the floods. |
| Efforts to find survivors are continuing, some three days on. | Efforts to find survivors are continuing, some three days on. |
| Cars were buried, buildings damaged and people swept along in raging waters which swept through the capital, Funchal, on Saturday. | Cars were buried, buildings damaged and people swept along in raging waters which swept through the capital, Funchal, on Saturday. |
| Families have also been moved from Ponta do Sol, a village considered a high risk zone west of Funchal, Diario de Noticias-Funchal news website said, AFP news agency reported. | Families have also been moved from Ponta do Sol, a village considered a high risk zone west of Funchal, Diario de Noticias-Funchal news website said, AFP news agency reported. |
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| Specialist army teams are working to get through to communities that remain cut off, with roads blocked and bridges collapsed. | 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. | 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. |
| In the towns worst affected, local media say schools have been closed and civil servants given a day off as officials try to keep the streets clear for the rescue work. | In the towns worst affected, local media say schools have been closed and civil servants given a day off as officials try to keep the streets clear for the rescue work. |
| Four people have been reported missing - but several communities on the south coast are still inaccessible, and some phone connections are down. | Four people have been reported missing - but several communities on the south coast are still inaccessible, and some phone connections are down. |
| There were fears that the death toll could rise, particularly in three remote parts of the island, officials said. | There were fears that the death toll could rise, particularly in three remote parts of the island, officials said. |
| "It is very probable that we will find more bodies," Funchal Mayor Miguel Albuquerque was quoted by AFP as saying. | "It is very probable that we will find more bodies," Funchal Mayor Miguel Albuquerque was quoted by AFP as saying. |
| Paramedics and divers have been sent from the Portuguese mainland. | Paramedics and divers have been sent from the Portuguese mainland. |
| A temporary morgue has been set up at the international airport, which re-opened for international flights on Sunday. | A temporary morgue has been set up at the international airport, which re-opened for international flights on Sunday. |
| More than 120 people were injured in Saturday's rainstorms, in which the rainfall exceeded the monthly average, meteorologists said. | More than 120 people were injured in Saturday's rainstorms, in which the rainfall exceeded the monthly average, meteorologists said. |
| Aid request | Aid request |
| Water, power and telecommunications were cut off in some areas, with roofs ripped off buildings and roads buckled by the amount of water. | Water, power and telecommunications were cut off in some areas, with roofs ripped off buildings and roads buckled by the amount of water. |
| MADEIRA FACTS Autonomous region of Portugal with population of about 250,000Lies just over 480km (300 miles) from West African coast The European continent is more than 900km away | MADEIRA FACTS Autonomous region of Portugal with population of about 250,000Lies just over 480km (300 miles) from West African coast The European continent is more than 900km away |
| About 250 were made homeless and are staying in temporary shelters. | About 250 were made homeless and are staying in temporary shelters. |
| Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who visited the island on Sunday, said he was "profoundly shocked" by the severity of the floods. | Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who visited the island on Sunday, said he was "profoundly shocked" by the severity of the floods. |
| Portugal has requested emergency funds from the EU, and Spain has offered help. | Portugal has requested emergency funds from the EU, and Spain has offered help. |
| Construction firms on the island offered equipment to rescue teams to help shift the debris. | Construction firms on the island offered equipment to rescue teams to help shift the debris. |
| The island is now on orange alert due to strong winds, especially on high ground. | The island is now on orange alert due to strong winds, especially on high ground. |
| Madeira, located about 900km (560 miles) from the Portuguese mainland, is popular with foreign tourists. | Madeira, located about 900km (560 miles) from the Portuguese mainland, is popular with foreign tourists. |
| One British woman was killed in the floods, the UK Foreign Office said, and a small number of Britons were in hospital on Madeira. | One British woman was killed in the floods, the UK Foreign Office said, and a small number of Britons were in hospital on Madeira. |
| Do you live in the area? Have you been affected by the floods and mudslides? Are you visiting the island? | Do you live in the area? Have you been affected by the floods and mudslides? Are you visiting the island? |
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