Madeira feb 2010 098

Madeira feb 2010 098, originally uploaded by manwest2010.

The attempts are on to clear the rivers to get them flowing again, but there are still piles of rock and fallen bridges.

Madeira was hit 3 days ago by a violent flood that turned roads into river and some places looked like they fused with the ocean, death toll is already at 42, many missing and several injured. Over 200 people made homeless....