“It was short-lived, thirty or forty seconds, but it was long enough to do damage,” revealed Alcinda Gonçalves, a citizen present at the scene and reported by Postal.

The incident occurred on 13 May, at 1:38 pm, at the Castro Marim monthly market, and injured three people, according to Alcinda Gonçalves, a citizen present at the scene. One of the victims, a man, was transported to Faro Hospital.

The mini tornado is reported to have kicked up a cloud of dust. Chairs and tables began to 'fly away' and even plants that were for sale in the market were knocked over. The phenomenon lasted about thirty to forty seconds.

“It was short-lived, thirty or forty seconds, but it was long enough to do damage,” revealed Alcinda Gonçalves, a citizen present at the scene.

In addition to the injured man, who went by ambulance to the hospital in Faro, two other women were also injured and were transported to the health unit in Vila Real de Santo António.