Storm Claudia – latest updates: British woman killed in Portugal after storm hits campsite
Portuguese PM send ‘heartfelt condolences’ to family of British woman killed in Algarve
Portugal’s prime minister Luis Montenegro has expressed his “heartfelt condolences” to the family of an 85-year-old woman killed in Albufeira.
The woman, who has not yet been named, died at a campsite on Saturday morning amid extreme winds in the area.
In the statement on X, Mr Montenegro also paid tribute to the emergency workers responding to the storm, saying they worked “with full commitment and the greatest possible speed”.
“Faced with an extreme atmospheric phenomenon in Albufeira, Civil Protection responded with full commitment and the greatest possible speed, as has been the practice in this very demanding week in terms of weather conditions,” he wrote.
“Unfortunately, serious consequences could not be avoided. I express heartfelt condolences to the family of the fatality and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.”
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro (REUTERS)
Nicole Wootton-Cane15 November 2025 16:32
Ice cold Arctic winds could bring snow
Snow could be on the way for parts of the UK as a cold snap arrives.
The Met Office explains this is because cool Arctic air will be plunging down from the north.
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 16:10
Pictured: Monmouth hit by fast slowing flood water
A flooded rugby field in Monmouth after the area was hit by heavy rain (Ben Birchall/PA) (PA Wire)(Kim Kaos)
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 15:40
Breaking: British woman killed by storm in the Algarve
An 85-year-old British woman had died at a holiday campsite in Albufeira, Portugal this morning.
Vitor Vaz Pinto said dozens of people were injured in the area after Storm Claudia hit, two of whom were seriously injured, Sky News reported.
Media reports revealed the woman was initially missing and was later found at the campsite dead.
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 15:14
Flood wrecked homes and businesses in Wales
Monmouth residents have described how the floods have wrecked their homes and businesses.
Susie Martinez, 42, told BBC Radio Wales how “terrified” she felt when she was rescued from their flat along with her children.
“We had to climb out of the window and into a boat,” she said.
Business owner Catherine Hall said her shop remained open despite the floods causing damage to her stock.
“It’s devastating. There’s worth thousands and thousands of stock gone,” she said.
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 15:00
Watch: Drone footage shows devastating Monmouth flooding after Storm Claudia
Drone footage shows devastating Monmouth flooding after Storm Claudia
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 14:50
Met Office says mild weather could turn into frosts and snow
Downpours which battered the UK on Friday will be replaced with below-freezing temperatures and potentially snow in the coming days.
“It’s certainly going to turn much colder over the next couple of days, there will be an 8 to 10 degree drop in temperature, you will be struggling to get double figures,” Simon Partridge, Met Office meteorologist told the Independent.
“We will probably see our first widespread countrywide frost on Monday morning and the lost temperatures will be somewhere between -5C and -7C.”
But those frosts could turn to snow he explains.
“On Tuesday there is a small area of low pressure that is going to bring in a band of rain, sleet and hill snow,” he added.
This is likely to hit northern parts of the UK – Scotland and parts of the Pennines, he explained.
But as on Wednesday and Thursday there will be more northerly winds which could cause snowfall in Scotland, North Sea coast, North York Moors and possibly Wales or even Dartmoor.
He also stressed to keep an eye out for ice warnings next week following wet conditions.
Snow is possible next week in Scotland and northern England (Andrew Milligan/PA) (PA Archive)
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 14:40
Woman stranded in floodwaters climbed onto the roof of her car
A woman has told of how she was stranded in the floodwaters and left with no option but to scramble onto the roof of her car.
Bethan Turner told BBC Radio Wales she was traveling back Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, from Hereford station with her father and boyfriend when the car was swept into fast-flowing water.
They became “stuck” and decided to climb onto the roof for safety as fire crews tried to rescue them.
She explained the car was pushed into the water before being stopped by a tree. She said the “second the car stopped, my dad yelled for us to all climb on to the roof”.
“The water was up to the windows,” she added. “It was so strong and so powerful, the firefighters were saying under no circumstances get in the water.”
In the dark, fire crews managed to find and bring them to safety.
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 14:20
Watch: Monmouth hit by severe flooding as Storm Claudia brings ‘danger to life’ warning
Monmouth hit by severe flooding as Storm Claudia brings ‘danger to life’ warning
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 14:00
Cloud and drizzle forecast following heavy rain from Storm Claudia
Weather warnings for wind and rain have now cleared across the UK, but the Met Office is still forecasting showers and cloudy conditions.
Rebecca Whittaker15 November 2025 13:30
