Search for Madeira missing begins

Rescue workers are hunting for missing people after torrential rains caused flooding and mudslides on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Around 40 people are believed to have been killed, officials said. Francisco Ramos, the regional government social affairs secretary, said on Sunday that the toll was likely to rise as more emergency teams arrive from the mainland. "We are going to continue to search for bodies, we are waiting for the teams which are due to arrive ... in order to continue working on the ground," he said  There are fears that more bodies will be found in the mud that tore down the Atlantic island's roads, sweeping away people and vehicles, on Saturday. Portugal has sent medical teams, rescue workers, divers and relief supplies to the island, about 1,000km southwest of Lisbon, the capital.