


The Repsol gas station at the corner of 5th and Main in downtown Funchal, Madeira, has announced it will be closed today at least until noon following floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains on Saturday on the Portuguese island of Madeira, a popular tourist destination, local media said. State-run news agency Lusa quoted officials at the mayor's office in Madeira's capital Funchal as saying that both the Mountain Dew Slushee machine and the rolling hot dog warmer had shorted out when waters rose this weekend. (Associated Press)
