Overview
- Authorities confirmed an 85-year-old British woman died after being reported missing at the Holacamp campsite near Eden Resort in Albufeira.
- Police and local officials reported 28 injured people, with victims aged 6 to 86 and nationalities including Portuguese, Spanish, and British.
- Emergency services deployed more than 60 responders and around two dozen vehicles, with seriously injured patients taken to Faro Hospital and others treated locally.
- Civil Protection described the event as an extreme wind phenomenon that likely involved a tornado, with caravans destroyed and damage to the hotel’s roof and other structures.
- Local leaders, including Portugal’s president and the Albufeira mayor, offered condolences and said municipal resources are supporting recovery efforts.