The European Commissioner Mr. Johannes Hahn will visit the Autonomous Region of Madeira on the 6th and 7th of March to get acquainted with the finance needs to restore Madeira Island.

On the 28th of February there will be a show called "A flower to Madeira", organized by SIC (private Portuguese television channel) and "Coliseu dos Recreios", with the patronage of His Excellency the President of Portuguese Republic and the participation of various Portuguese artists, in order to raise funds for Madeira victims.

• The European Commissioner Mr. Johannes Hahn will visit the Autonomous Region of Madeira on the 6th and 7th of March to get acquainted with the finance needs to restore Madeira Island.
• On the 28th of February there will be a show called "A flower to Madeira", organized by SIC (private Portuguese television channel) and "Coliseu dos Recreios", with the patronage of His Excellency the President of Portuguese Republic and the participation of various Portuguese artists, in order to raise funds for Madeira victims.
• The Museums are reopened.

Wounded: The same situation informed in the last report: 18 are still in the Hospital.

Missing People" 13

Dislodgments: the situation maintains:

480 people are reallocated in temporary shelter.

Water Supply: The situation maintains the same as reported before, however the situation in Funchal Harbour will be normalized today.

Electricity: Electricity is being established all over the Island, except in Meia Légua (Ribeira Brava) and some small areas in Funchal.

Public Services: The Public Services are operating with minimum services.

Wounded

* The same situation informed in the last report: from the total of 70 people wounded, only 18 are still in the Hospital.

Missing People: 32

Dislodgments: the situation maintains:

370 people are being looked after:

250 people in Funchal

120 people in Ribeira Brava

Water Supply

* The situation maintains the same as reported before, in highlands Funchal (Santo António) and Ponta do Sol.

Electricity

* Curral das Freiras is already covered with electricity in 100%.

* The situation occurred in Serra D=B4Agua is being normalized.

The health care team is formed by five Civil Defence members, ten fire fighters, eight INEM personnel, a Legal Medicine specialist and five International Medical Assistance (AMI) members. Portugal is also sending camping gear, tents, camp beds, medical supplies,

This team of four doctors and four nurses from the Coimbra University Hospitals, and headed by specialist in Emergency and Intensive Care Dr. Joao Paulo Almeida e Sousa will leave next Saturday evening for Praia, where it will join Professor Kamal Mansinho, a specialist in Infectious Diseases already in Cape Verde.

The Portuguese Government once again prompts Israel to ensure the necessary security conditions enabling regular distribution of humanitarian aid, including medical assistance to the victims and to the general population.

Due to the seriousness of the situation,

Mission

Given the calamity situation in Mozambique, the Portuguese Government has determined that the National Service for Civil Protection (SNPC) shall carry out a Humanitarian Aid Operation, to mitigate the consequences of the floods that occurred in Mozambique in the last 15 days.

Procedure

1. Directing, co-ordination and acknowledgement

The Operation has two slopes:

• The acknowledgement and evaluation with the support of ERAS (Situation recognition and assessment Team). The operational

The composition of the teams are as follows:

Team leader - Manuel Velloso (Head of the Planning and Operations Department of the National Service for Civil Protection - SNPC)

Support to team leader (3 SNPC officers)

2 SAR teams (26 fire fighters fully equipped)

2 Medical teams (2 doctors and 2 nurses)

6 SAR dog teams (7 police officers and 6 rescue dogs)

1 Logistic team (4 people)