Following the heavy rains that hit the municipality of Nordeste on Monday morning, the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service (SRPCBA) informs that a child and the driver of the bus hit by a landslide at 8:27 AM are currently missing, and two children were taken to the Hospital.
The rescue operations are being undertaken by the firefighters from Nordeste, Ribeira Grande and Vila Franca do Campo as well as by the workers and equipments of the Regional Secretariat for Science, Technology and Infrastructures.
The SRPCBA continues to monitor the rescue operations and new information will be provided as soon as possible.