Bad weather in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira: strong winds and heavy rain cause flash floods. The warning is now moving to the Canary Islands, Spain.
A strong wave of bad weather is currently hitting Madeira, to Portugal. Bad weather, because of the passage Oscar storm cause flash floods, Floods and landslides in the Portuguese archipelago. Strong winds, with gusts up 100 km / h, It caused many trees to fall and dozens of flights to be cancelled. The regional civil protection department recorded 71 incidents, Mostly in Funchal, Santa Cruz and Mashico. However, schools and universities remained open on Tuesday.
According to the Portuguese newspaper Publico, the municipalities of Machico and Santa Cruz in Madeira, Affected by many landslides. National Meteorological, Seismological and Oceanographic Service of Portugal (IPMA) released Red weather alert Madeira in the last hours. The alarm is active until at least 3pm today.
Bad weather caused floods and landslides, But there were no reports of injuries. Communication problems, delays and cancellations of flights were noted. For several days, meteorologists have been watching A potentially dangerous situation for the Azores, and later for the Canary Islands. In these hours, bad weather also affects the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, which will experience heavy rains.
Storm Oscar is expected to cause locally strong thunderstorms over France at the end of the week. Meanwhile, this storm will bring increasingly warm air to France.
