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Southern Madeira

On February 20, 2010, torrential rain inundated the Portuguese island of Madeira. Water, rocks, and mud gushed down the slopes of the steep-sided island and though the streets of Funchal and other cities on the island’s populated southern coast.
Southern Madeira
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Southern Madeira

This topographic map of the Portuguese Island of Madeira helps illustrate why population centers on the island are prone to flooding.

Published Feb 24, 2010

Land Floods

Southern Madeira
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Southern Madeira

This detailed image, taken by the Advanced Land Imager on NASA’s EO-1 satellite on March 7, 2007, illustrates how the steep mountains and deep ravines contributed to a flooding disaster in February 2010.

Published Feb 24, 2010

Image of the Day Land Floods

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