An extreme wind phenomenon caused damage at the Albufeira Camping Park, resulting in one fatality on Saturday morning. HolaCamp, the company operating the park, has established a dedicated information line for affected families and guests.
The company provided a phone number: +00351 289587630 and an email: ge***@**************ra.net for inquiries.
HolaCamp reported that the “severe meteorological phenomenon affected part of the park’s facilities,” resulting in “damage to various areas of the site.”
“We are working closely with Civil Protection, emergency services, and local authorities, following all their guidance and protocols. The affected area remains isolated and closed, and the rest of the site has been evacuated or secured according to the authorities’ instructions,” stated the company.
This marks the third fatality related to the effects of Storm Cláudia. The first two victims were a couple who died in a flooded house in Fernão Ferro, in Seixal.
Phenomenon at Albufeira Camping Park “was clearly a tornado”
Paula Leitão, meteorologist from the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), stated that the phenomenon at Albufeira Camping Park was “clearly a tornado.”
The expert warned that the frontal surface has crossed the entire national territory and is expected to pass through “the eastern part of the Algarve” during the afternoon, indicating “conditions still exist for such a situation” in that area.
Paula Leitão, meteorologist from the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), stated that the phenomenon at Albufeira Camping Park, which caused one fatality on Saturday morning, was “clearly a tornado.”
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President and prime minister have expressed condolences
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, expressed sorrow over the death of an 85-year-old woman in Albufeira. “We cannot help but lament and share in the suffering,” he said.
He acknowledged, however, that despite the bad weather, “the Portuguese have been very disciplined, very sensible” in recent days, particularly in how they responded to the storm.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, expressed his sorrow on Saturday for the death of an 85-year-old woman in Albufeira, Faro, after the region was hit by an extreme wind phenomenon, which also injured more than twenty people.
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Luís Montenegro also conveyed a message on social network X, expressing “heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased” this morning, underscoring and praising the work of Civil Protection in response to the adverse weather conditions affecting Portugal.
“In the face of an extreme atmospheric phenomenon in Albufeira, Civil Protection reacted with full commitment and utmost speed, as has been the practice during this very challenging weather week. Unfortunately, serious consequences could not be avoided. I express heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” the Prime Minister wrote on X.
The Prime Minister posted on X, highlighting the “full commitment” of Civil Protection and expressing “heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased” this Saturday in Albufeira.
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