Video uploaded by a local resident shows the destruction and damage that took place when Albufeira in Southern Portugal was flooded on Sunday .

The video shows water flowing through the streets of the town as well destroyed roads and motorways

The Portugal News website reported that one 80-year old man died as a result of the flooding. It also said many people had been left homeless.

The news website said shopkeepers in Albufeira placed the blame for the floods on town planning and failing to raise the weather advisory warning from blue to red fast enough.

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