A British woman has been killed after a tornado caused by Storm Claudia ripped through a town in Portugal.

The 85-year-old, who has not been named publicly, was initially reported missing and later found dead in the wreckage of a destroyed campsite in Albufeira.

Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa expressed his ‘solidarity with the family of the victim who died as a result of the storm’s passage this morning in Albufeira’.

Another 20 people have been injured – including two seriously – because of shattered glass, officials said.

Those wounded were of Portuguese, Spanish and British nationalities and ranged in age from six to 85 years old.

Footage circulating on social media show the deadly winds swept through the campsite.

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