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Saturday, August 20, 2016

22% of Funchal damaged by fire

The news this week showed that 8% of Madeira suffered fire damage and 22% of Funchal was burnt by fire.
A blog reader, and popular name on the German forums (WAUZIH)  sent me a map he has put together showing which parts of Funchal were affected by fire.
 This shows that most of the tourist areas are unaffected especially hotels, and all tourist attractions are running as normal. Some levada walk are closed and you can check these HERE



WAUZIH has sent me another map of the fire damage on the West of the Island. This covers the areas in Ponta do Sol and Calheta zones.

Calheta / Ponta do Sol

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7 comments:

  1. HydraAugust 25, 2016 at 6:34 PM

    Thank you for your blog about the fires in Funchal. I was on holiday there for the week they started and could see the progress from my hotel room in 4 Views Baia hotel. We watched the local news but could not find anything in English language, I even emailed the TVs studio. Thankfully, you took the time to keep us updated via your blog. I even knew more than the hotel staff.

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    1. TobIAugust 25, 2016 at 7:08 PM

      Thank you Hydra,
      If you visit Madeira again, send me an email and I can send you my 50 things to see and do.

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  2. UnknownAugust 31, 2016 at 8:18 AM

    I have just booked a holiday to Madeira and really want to walk through Nuns Valley. Is this part affected by fire? Thank you

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  3. TobIAugust 31, 2016 at 8:23 AM

    Hi, This part is not affected.
    If you contact me by email I can send you some of my information I have put together.

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    1. UnknownSeptember 14, 2016 at 12:53 PM

      Hi Tobi,
      I would love to go to Madeira within one month and would like to know what parts are affected and what we should visit or not anymore because it's destroyed by fire. Could you help me?

      Would be great!

      Aletta

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    2. TobISeptember 14, 2016 at 1:05 PM

      Hi you will need contact me by email.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2016 at 3:46 AM

    Thank you for this fantastic blog, just stumbled upon it. I've been looking for a map like this with the affected areas after the fires, to plan my upcoming (first) trip to Madeira. Do you know if any of the botanical gardens or cable cars were affected by the fires?

    -S

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