While official reports suggest that services are being restored across the island, people in some areas are still being forced to boil muddy water from the levadas and flush toilets with buckets of water.
A man whose sister lives in Madeira has said that some of the islanders feel like they have been forgotten about in the aftermath of Saturday’s deadly floods.
Noel Twomey’s sister, Stella Twomey De Costa, lives in Ribeira Brava, one of the worst-hit areas, and is still without running water, electricity and a phone line.
According to the latest official statement from the regional government of Madeira the death toll remains at 42, with 18 people still missing. Of those injured, 18 people are still in hospital and around 600 people have been made homeless.
In Jersey, £3,340 has already been collected online for the Jersey Side by Side appeal for Madeira, thanks to 36 separate donations. A number of events are also being planned for the coming weeks in aid of the appeal.
The charity Jersey Side by Side has launched and appeal and donations can be made via their website: Click here
