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Bad weather caused by Storm Claudia has killed three people and injured dozens in Portugal, authorities said on Saturday, while in Britain, rescue workers were organising evacuations due to heavy flooding in Wales and England.
Portugal and parts of neighboring Spain have been battling days of extreme conditions caused by Storm Claudia, which hit parts of Britain and Ireland on Saturday.
Rescuers found the bodies of an elderly couple inside their flooded house in Fernao Ferro, across the Tagus River from Lisbon. It appears they had been asleep and were unable to escape as the water level rose overnight.
On Saturday, a tornado hit Albufeira in southern Portugal, emergency services said.
Remotely filmed footage posted online showed the tornado damaging and destroying caravans in a camping area, where regional civil protection commander Vitor Vaz Pinto said an 85-year-old British woman was killed.
Twenty-eight people were injured at a nearby hotel, he said, adding that two of them were in hospital with serious injuries.
In a statement on Saturday, Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa expressed "his solidarity with the family of the victim who died" in Albufeira and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
Storm Claudia causes flooding in Wales, England
In Britain, major flooding hit the town of Monmouth and surrounding areas in southeast Wales on Saturday.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was carrying out rescue operations, evacuations and welfare checks.
"Storm Claudia has caused significant flooding in parts of Wales overnight, which continues to affect homes, businesses, transport and energy infrastructure," a Welsh Government spokesman said.
Aerial footage showed widespread flooding in Monmouth, with water inundating the town centre and residential areas after a nearby river burst its banks overnight.
Storm Claudia causes flooding in Wales, England
In Britain, major flooding hit the town of Monmouth and surrounding areas in southeast Wales on Saturday.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was carrying out rescue operations, evacuations and welfare checks.
"Storm Claudia has caused significant flooding in parts of Wales overnight, which continues to affect homes, businesses, transport and energy infrastructure," a Welsh Government spokesman said.
Aerial footage showed widespread flooding in Monmouth, with water inundating the town centre and residential areas after a nearby river burst its banks overnight.
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