An 85-year-old British woman has died in Portugal after Hurricane Claudia hit a holiday camp in the south of the country.
An Algarve regional commander identified the woman and said dozens of people were injured in the region after strong winds hit the region.
According to media reports, the woman first went missing in a camp, but her body was later found.
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro sent his “heartfelt condolences” to the woman’s family, who has not been named. He said authorities had responded “with full commitment and as quickly as possible” but that “serious consequences cannot be avoided.”
The storm, named by the Spanish Meteorological Service, hit Britain on Friday, causing devastating floods in Monmouthshire, south Wales, where a major disaster was declared.
Dozens of people in the town of Monmouth were rescued or evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding caused the Mono River to burst its banks.
About 119.6mm of rain was recorded at the Natural Resources Wales rain gauge at Tafalog in Gwent, south-east Wales, in the 12 hours to 6am on Saturday, while 80.6mm was recorded in Sockley, Worcestershire, over the same period, the Met Office said.
The Environment Agency also issued 86 flood warnings and 190 flood warnings in England as of 10am on Saturday.
As well as heavy rain and flooding, punishing winds during Storm Claudia also hit north-west Wales and north-west England, including 63mph at Abdarron in Gwynedd and 68mph in the Warcup range in Cumbria.
Storm Claudia has caused significant flooding in parts of Wales, which continues to affect homes, businesses, transport infrastructure and energy, the Welsh Government said in a statement.
If you are affected, please follow official advice from NRW (Natural Resources Wales), emergency services and your local authority.
Peter Fox, Welsh Conservative member for Monmouth, described the situation in the area as “very bad”.
“I personally haven’t seen it this bad in probably 40 years, certainly in Monmouth since the defenses were put up there,” he said.
Monmouthshire County Council, which has closed a number of roads, told people to avoid trying to enter the town or non-essential travel due to “severe flooding” and ongoing operations.
National Rail has also told passengers in England and Wales to check before they travel as some services may be disrupted.
Rain is set to be replaced by sleet and snow in Britain next week as arctic winds bring temperatures down.
Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge said: “Certainly over the next couple of days it’s going to be a lot colder, there’s going to be 8 to 10 degrees of temperature drop, you’re going to struggle to get into double figures. independent.
We are likely to see the first widespread frost across the country on Monday morning, with lows between -5 and -7C.
He added: “On Tuesday, there is a low pressure area that will bring a band of rain, snow and snow.”
He explained that it was likely to affect northern parts of the UK such as Scotland and parts of the Pennines.
But as on Wednesday and Thursday there will be more northerly winds which could bring snow to Scotland, the North Sea coast, the North York Moors and possibly Wales or even Dartmoor.
The UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) has issued a cold weather warning for parts of the Midlands and northern England from Monday, and the Environment Agency has warned that flooding will continue into the weekend.
