The Portuguese island Madiera has flooded

More than 30 persons were lost as a result of flooding and landslips on island Madiera in Portugal, informs CNN.

Critical condition

68 persons are hospitalised, three from them in a critical condition. According to the vice-president of agency of a civil defence of Madiera Pedro Barbosa, number of missing persons is estimated in tens persons so the number of victims and victims still can grow.

Down-pour disaster

On Saturday, on February, 20th, on island there have urgently arrived the prime minister of Portugal Jose Socrates and Minister of Internal Affairs Rui Pereira. According to the message of the authorities, the situation is under the control. The president of country Cavaco Silva has promised to render any help to inhabitants of Madiera and local administration. The disaster is caused by torrential rains which have fallen upon island last days.

The island Madiera is approximately in 600 miles to the southwest from the Atlantic coast of Portugal.

Portugal — thanks for port

In Lisbon, traces of historical events are felt literally continually.
First, from the moment of opening by Columbus America (as consequence, tobacco popularisations), till today — Portugal is considered one of the most smoking countries in Europe. Here — it is almost so much tobacco stalls, how many pay phones, and in public toilets, quite often to meet the kind tablet "At us smoke!", with providently prepared ashtray.
Secondly, black ground coffee — actually national drink. Use round the clock...

Thirdly, the potato tubers, delivered Portugal all that Columbus, prepare in a boiled, fried, stewed and smoked kind.
Dish submit usually on a garnish, therefore, if do not specify which to submit — will submit mashed potatoes.
It is considered the core — fish.

It is especially good a perch and a small sardine, but, be attentive with a cod: not for each cook allowed — to prepare from the dry salty small fish a juicy, appetizing dish though, the competent manager on this ability defines the cook for work.

To a small fish, without fail order well-known white dry — Vinho Verde. Make wine from not quite ripe grapes (verde, in Spanish — green). Wanders directly in large bottles, therefore, it is possible to consider, that a drink — not aerated. Vinho Verde somehow in an especial way tones up and charges vital optimism.

Well and for a dessert it is accepted to treat visitors with the port, actually which native land Portugal is. In difference from wine port — dark red and improbably sweet. However, if you adhere to a rule not to mix spirits the cup of Lisbon coffee — is necessary very opportunely. Both that and another here — is divine.