A landslide on the Levada da Água de Alto, in Faial, has ended in tragedy.The incident occurred a short while ago and, has caused at least one death.

The Levada da Água do Alto begins on the regional road that runs up from Faial to the Cortado area.Firefighters from Santana are already on the scene and at this time the possibility of more people being buried has not been ruled out.