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Suspected Tornado Kills One, Injures 21 in Portugal's Algarve

The national weather service is conducting post-storm analysis before confirming the phenomenon.

Overview

  • Authorities said a severe storm hit Albufeira, leaving one woman dead and 21 people injured.
  • The fatality and one serious injury occurred at a campsite, and the other seriously injured person was a hotel guest.
  • State broadcaster RTP showed shattered car windows, downed branches and notable damage to buildings in the tourist district.
  • Officials consider a tornado the likely cause, with formal confirmation pending further meteorological checks.
  • No information has been released on whether any victims were foreign visitors, and past events show tornadoes in the Algarve are rare but not unprecedented, including a damaging one in November 2012.