The flooding in Madeira Bashny.Net

Unprecedented in the history of the Portuguese island of Madeira in the Atlantic rain hit the island on Saturday. Over 8 hours on a monthly norm of precipitation has fallen. Streams of water picked up and carried away houses, cars, people. More than 40 people were killed and about 120 were injured in the strongest over the last 17 years floods and mudslides. To save the local residents and tourists, as well as to combat the effects of the flood on Sunday rescuers arrived on the island, and workers from Portugal.






Houses in the village of Gil Vasco (Vasco Gil) on the island of Madeira in the Sunday, February 21, 2010. The night before heavy rains and the wind speed reaches 100 kilometers per hour, caused flooding and landslides on the island. (Manuel De Almeida / EPA)



Mother and son are on the main street of the city of Funchal, capital of Madeira. Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Albuquerque urged residents to remain in their homes. (Manuel De Almeida / EPA)



Icon splashed with mud on the wall. Especially terrible destruction unleashed on the southern part of the island. (Armando Franca / AP)



Rescuers and volunteers are loaded with a corpse on a gurney bucket bulldozer ambulance. The body of the deceased was found in the car, which is due to landslides collapsed hill during heavy rain. (Octavio Passos / AP)



Firefighters and volunteers are trying to pull the car, which was stuck between two houses. The car - one of the few that had fallen off the road, passing through the nearby hills. (Armando Franca / AP)



Mannequin standing in the mud near the shopping center. Authorities fear that rescuers find bodies in the underground parking lot of a shopping center of Funchal, which is still filled with water. (Armando Franca / AP)



The car on the main street of the city of Funchal, completely stuck in the ground after numerous landslides. (Manuel De Almeida / EPA)



People look at a flooded street. The picture was taken on Saturday, February 20, at the center of Funchal. Now the streets of settlements and clearing the road of stones, pieces of wood, broken cars. Streams of water and mud caused by torrential rains and hurricane-force winds, made them impassable, cutting off many neighborhoods and villages of the world. (Duarte Sa / Reuters)



Full garbage coastal waters in the port of Funchal. (Octavio Passos / AP)



Men help to move the flooded road. By Monday, the number of flood victims in Madeira reached 42. At least four people are reported missing. (Octavio Passos / AP)



Firefighters cross the flooded streets of Funchal. (Octavio Passos / AP)