Bad weather: Fertagus provides trains in “function of developments”

A Fertagus, a company that makes the railway link between the two banks of the Tagus, announced today that it will maintain the circulation of trains assured, on Wednesday, “according to the evolution of the situation” of storm Charles.

According to the carrier’s statement, “Fertagus is monitoring and monitoring the evolution of weather conditions and railway infrastructure”, stressing that “the movement of trains will be ensured in the light of developments in the situation and the necessary measures will be taken at any time”.

Faced with red alert, some non-essential services such as ticket offices may be unavailable.

Continental Portugal will be on alert between 00:00 and 23:59 Wednesday, due to the foreseeable worsening of the state of time with the arrival of depression Charles, it is expected that Lisbon, Leiria, Setúbal, Beja and Faro will be the most affected regions.

The gravity of the scenario led the government to decide to close non-essential public schools and services in all districts, and the authorities admitted closing bridges and air traffic restrictions.

According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), “the occurrence of heavy rain or shower periods, strong wind, with bursts that can reach 120 km/h and, in case of formation of the phenomenon ‘sting jet’ (air current that quickly descends inside an extratropical depression, accelerating towards the surface), exceed 150 km/h”.