The Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira assured this Sunday that health centers have been reinforced and all medical assistance is “guaranteed” for users affected by the fire that broke out on Wednesday.
“The Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira reports that all medical assistance is provided to users affected by the fire that broke out on August 14,” the regional institution assured in a statement.
The Health Service (Sesaram) adds that centres in the affected municipalities have been reinforced with health workers and are “fully operational”.
According to the statement, the Curral das Freiras (CSCF) health centre in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos was opened on Saturday and will operate “continuously” until Monday, the day it will resume normal operations.
Since its opening, CSCF has received 21 services and has been transferred twice to the Dr. Nelio Mendonça Hospital in Funchal.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Emergency Service (SAU) of the Ribeira Brava Medical Centre received eight users with reduced mobility and three users related to a fire.
On the other hand, this Sunday two users were hospitalized at the SAU in the Camara de Lobos Medical Center.
“The Dr. Nelio Mendonça Hospital is qualified and equipped with the necessary technical means and human resources to respond to urgent and emerging situations,” Sesaram emphasizes.
Given the complexity of the situation, several teams were deployed, the service said in a statement, concluding with thanks for the “exceptional work done by all medical workers.”
Madeira has suffered a major fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in Serra de Agua, Ribeira Brava municipality, in an area that is difficult to access, and then spread to the neighbouring municipality of Camara de Lobos.
At least 160 people have been forced to flee their homes due to fires in two municipalities, a source in the Regional Secretariat of Health and Civil Protection told Lusa this Sunday.
According to the latest official report published by the Regional Civil Protection Service, at 08:30 there were three fronts in action: in the areas of Curral das Freiras and Fajã das Galinhas, in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos and in Serra de Água.
The fire is being fought by 120 operators from all fire departments in the region, supported by 43 vehicles and the archipelago’s air force, and since Sunday the region has also received support from 76 units of the Joint National Emergency Management and Civil Protection Force.
The Regional Civil Protection Action Plan of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (PREPCRAM) was activated in response to the “seriousness of the situation”.
All areas of Madeira are under the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) orange warning for hot weather, while the island of Porto Santo is under yellow level.
A yellow warning, the least serious of the three, is issued by IPMA whenever a risk situation arises for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation, while an orange warning (level two) is issued when a moderate risk meteorological situation is too high.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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