2010 Madeira floods and mudslides

2010 Madeira floods and mudslides
Meteorological history
Duration20 February 2010
Overall effects
Fatalities51
Damage>1 billion (US$1×109 in 2010)
Areas affectedMadeira, Portugal

An extreme weather event affected Madeira Island in Portugal's autonomous Madeira archipelago on 20 February 2010. The resulting flash floods and mudslides killed 51 people, of whom 6 are still to be found, and injured 250. Around 600 people were left homeless.