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Madeira floods and mudslides kill 32

Madeira floods and mudslides kill 32
# 20 February 2010 21:42 (UTC +04:00)
Baku – APA. At least 32 people have been killed in floods and mudslides after torrential rains hit the Portuguese island of Madeira, local authorities say, APA reports citing BBC.

Sixty-eight others were reported to have been taken to hospital for treatment on the Atlantic island, which is popular with foreign tourists.

It is not yet clear whether there are tourists are among the casualties.

The local civil protection service was "overwhelmed" by calls for help, a duty officer told Reuters news agency.

According to Portuguese media, the storms were the deadliest on Madeira since October 1993, when eight people died.
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