It explained that the heavy rain was due to the depression located off the North of Africa, with the most severe rain being felt between Quarteira and Albufeira.


Estimates are that up to 139 millimetres fell in a space of ten hours, with the Met Office saying that records at the Faro Airport weather station were 3.4 times higher than on Sunday in terms of hourly rainfall, and 1.5 times greater than over a six hour period.