On the morning of 31 October 1997, the community would be rocked by a landslide caused by weaknesses in the earth after a night of intense rain-showers. The landslide engulfed the homes between the localities of Fogo and Ribeira Quente, killing 29 people who lived in the area of "Canada da Igreja". Owing to the areas vulnerability and remains of the dead, the area was formally incorporated by the regional government into the "Avenida Marginal", limiting the reconstruction of homes and resulting in a coastal tract of road without buildings (limited by new port and agglomeration of Fogo). The region continues to be susceptible to landslides, and resulted in the reinforcement of escarpment overlooking the Fogo beach in 2012. Regardless, the community has witnessed several incidents of loss of access caused by landslides. On 15 November 2012, another landslide caused the interruption of access, while not sustaining damages to property. Representatives of the "Secretaria Regional do Turismo e Transportes" ("Regional Secretariate for Tourism and Transport") indicated that about of road near the tunnels was affected, but still allowed access.