Portugal is expected to announce three days of national mourning following the floods that have hit Madeira island, killing 42 people.
Officials say the announcement will be made at an emergency cabinet meeting convened to discuss the crisis.
Search teams are continuing to look for victims amid debris, after mud and rock swept through towns on Saturday.
Cars were buried, buildings damaged, and people swept along in raging waters through the regional capital, Funchal.
Firefighters work to free a car trapped between two houses
Specialist army teams are working to get through to communities that remain cut off, with roads blocked and bridges collapsed.
There were fears that the death toll could rise, particularly in three remote parts of the island, officials said.
Funchal Mayor Miguel Albuquerque said: "It is very probable that we will find more bodies," AFP news agency reported.
Paramedics and divers have been sent from the Portuguese mainland.
Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8527589.stm
Officials say the announcement will be made at an emergency cabinet meeting convened to discuss the crisis.
Search teams are continuing to look for victims amid debris, after mud and rock swept through towns on Saturday.
Cars were buried, buildings damaged, and people swept along in raging waters through the regional capital, Funchal.
Firefighters work to free a car trapped between two houses
Specialist army teams are working to get through to communities that remain cut off, with roads blocked and bridges collapsed.
There were fears that the death toll could rise, particularly in three remote parts of the island, officials said.
Funchal Mayor Miguel Albuquerque said: "It is very probable that we will find more bodies," AFP news agency reported.
Paramedics and divers have been sent from the Portuguese mainland.
Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8527589.stm
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