In statements to Lusa, José Costa, from ANEPC, stated that two people died in Fernão Ferro, in Seixal, Setúbal district, due to the flooding of a house, and that five people were displaced from two flooded homes in Alferrarede, Abrantes.

In total, up to 11:00am, 918 incidents were recorded in Portugal, of which 594 were floods and 140 were fallen trees.

The Lisbon and Tagus Valley region was the most affected by Storm Claudia, with 540 incidents.

In the Central region, 263 incidents were recorded.

In the North, there were 66 incidents, in Alentejo 19, and in Algarve 31, according to ANEPC (National Authority for Civil Protection).

At 10:30am, E-REDES (the Portuguese electricity company) reported 13,000 customers affected by power outages, mainly in the districts of Lisbon, Santarém and Setúbal, according to an official company source.

Early this morning, there were approximately 20,000 customers without electricity in the districts of Lisbon, Santarém and Setúbal, according to E-REDES.

Storm Claudia has been affecting mainland Portugal and the Madeira archipelago since Wednesday, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).

In the districts of Santarém and Setúbal, the IPMA (Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere) issued a red warning, the most severe, for sometimes heavy and persistent rain until 10:00am today.

In the districts of Portalegre, Évora, and Beja, the orange warning will be in effect until 12:00pm, due to "sometimes heavy and persistent precipitation".

In Faro, the orange warning extends until 3:00pm today.

The rest of the mainland and the Madeira archipelago are under a yellow warning today.

The red warning is the most severe and is issued whenever there are extreme situations, while the orange warning is issued by the IPMA whenever there is a "moderate to high risk meteorological situation," and the yellow warning is issued when there is a risk to certain activities dependent on the meteorological situation.