( CNN ) -- At least 42 people were killed and 120 injured by flash flooding and mudslides on the Portuguese island of Madeira , the local civil protection agency said Sunday . An unknown number of people are still missing , the authorities told CNN . About 250 people were evacuated to military bases and other safe locations , said Pedro Barbosa of the civil protection agency . `` We have some parts where we ca n't go because the bridges are down , '' Barbosa told CNN earlier in the day , saying the numbers of victims may rise as more information comes in . He said all the damage occurred in just a few hours Saturday morning due to `` very concentrated , very intense '' rains that sparked flooding and mudslides . The mudslides and flooding damaged roads and homes in the capital , Funchal , and in Ribeira Brava , which are both on the southern portion of the Atlantic island . Floodwaters overturned cars and knocked down trees . Search-and-rescue teams have been reinforced , according to the Civil Protection Agency . Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said `` the situation is under control '' and the government is offering its support to regional authorities . President Cavaco Silva expressed his condolences in a televised statement and promised to do everything to help . Madeira , an autonomous region of Portugal , is a popular resort destination . There have been no reports of any dead or missing tourists . Barbosa said Saturday 's heavy rains were the worst in Madeira since 1993 , when a storm killed eight people . Madeira is one of the Madeira Islands , an archipelago about 600 miles ( 1,000 kilometers ) southwest of the Portuguese mainland . CNN 's Al Goodman , Per Nyberg and Umaro Djau contributed to this report .
NEW : Death toll rises to 42 after mudslides , flooding strike Madeira ; 120 injured . A man walks through a flooded street in the village of Vila do Porto, Portugal, on Friday. Hundreds of residents were evacuated to military bases and other safe locations .