Portugal:32 die, 68 hurt in Madeira mudslide

At least 32 people have died in mudslides on the Portuguese island of Madeira, which was hit by heavy downpours overnight.Pedro Barbosa, the vice president of the Civil Protection Agency in Madeira, told the foreign news agency that perhaps dozens people were missing.The mudslides and flooding caused substantial damage to roads and homes in the capital, Funchal, and in Ribeira Brava, which are both on the southern portion of the Atlantic island, which lies about 600 miles southwest of Portugal, Barbosa said.Around 68 wounded people were hospitalized from the mudslides and flooding. The floodwaters overturned cars and knocked down trees, Barbosa said. Authorities have evacuated hundreds of people to military and civil protection facilities in Funchal, he said.Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, is a popular resort destination. There have been no reports of any dead or missing tourists.