A strong wind phenomenon, late in the evening of Monday, 17 March, caused serious damage to the roof of an old fish market, next to the Cabana Fresca Restaurante near to Praia dos Pescadores.

In a video posted on social media, which was shared by the page 'Meteo Trás-os-Montes', it is possible to see a trail of destruction, with several tiles on the ground. In the images, a man describes the occurrence as being caused by a "tornado".

"A tornado passed by very fast and it was about two seconds," he says.

A source from Civil Protection told Notícias ao Minuto that only material damage occurred and no injuries were reported.

The alert was given at 6:56 pm on 17 March, whereby the Albufeira Fire Department and the Albufeira Municipal Civil Protection Service were at the scene.