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Suspected Tornado Strikes Algarve Resort City, Leaving One Dead and 21 Injured

Authorities are verifying a tornado classification following severe damage centered on an Albufeira campsite.

Overview

  • Civil Protection reports one fatality — an 85-year-old British woman at an Albufeira campsite — plus two serious and 19 minor injuries.
  • One of the seriously injured was a hotel guest, and RTP footage showed shattered car windows, broken trees and significant building damage.
  • The national weather service says the pattern likely indicates a tornado, with formal confirmation pending after further checks.
  • Emergency teams continue operations in the Algarve as part of Storm Claudia, which has prompted more than 3,300 responses nationwide.
  • The broader system earlier caused two deaths in Setúbal, and authorities say no one is currently missing at the affected campsite.