Storm Claudia wreaks havoc across Portugal with deadly floods and power cuts before moving towards the UK, bringing heavy rain and travel warnings.

IRISH holidaymakers have been issued a major warning amid status orange weather alerts for heavy rain and strong winds in Portugal. The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA)

On Thursday, eight districts — Porto, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga — will be under orange warning due to strong maritime agitation, with waves from the west and northwest expected to reach heights of 5 to 6 metres, and possibly peaking at 9 metres.

Check out this incredible roll cloud spotted off the coast of Portugal on Sunday. Roll clouds are most common with thunderstorms, but can also form when cooler air over the ocean sweeps under hot air over land, forming these rolling-pin-like cloud features.

Storm Claudia brought heavy rain, flooding, fallen trees and widespread power outages across Portugal, with Lisbon and Setúbal among the hardest-hit regions. View on euronews