The civil protection source indicated that among the more than 500 occurrences registered in Greater Lisbon are fallen trees, falling structures, roofs and telecommunications and electricity poles torn off by the wind.

“The Cascais railway line is interrupted between Caxias and Paço de Arcos due to a fallen tree, that damaged the overhead line that fell on top of a train, causing minor injuries to the driver,” he said.

“We have a set of municipal and national roads with interruptions. We have the Marginal in the Alto da Boa Viagem and Santo Amaro de Oeiras areas. The Marginal between Cascais and Carcavelos, the National Road (EN) 247 in the Azoia area, in the municipality of Sintra, the EN 117 in Belas, the EN250 in the Venda Seca area, the EN8 in Mafra, in Picão, the EN8 at Ponte de Lousa, in Loures, the EN116 between Bucelas and Alverca, the EN115 between Loures and Santo Antão do Tojal, the EN10 in Póvoa de Santa Iria, the 248 in Bom Retiro and the EN10 at the Sobralinho intersection in the district of Vila Franca de Xira”, they added.

However, train circulation has resumed on the Douro and Vouga lines, after having been suspended due to bad weather, Infraestruturas de Portugal reported, adding more railway lines to the list of those affected.

In a situation update that reports information collected at 08:30, Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) indicates that rail traffic remained suspended on the Cascais Line, on the Beira Alta Line, between Guarda and Celorico da Beira, and on the Southern Line, between Pinheiro and Vale do Guizo.

According to information published by the company on social media, the Alentejo Line, between Barreiro and Pinhal Novo, and the Tomar Branch, between Lamarosa and Tomar, also continued with their circulation suspended.

With constraints, the Northern Line, between Bobadela and Alverca, was maintained, a four-track area where trains only run on two.

On the Douro Line, after traffic was suspended, IP reported that trains resumed running at 06:32, between Ermida and Marco de Canaveses, after the tree fall caused by the weather conditions during the night was resolved.

The effects of the Martinho depression also caused restrictions on rail traffic on the Sado Line, which at 07:50 was only running between Praias do Sado and Pinhal Novo, but which will now be reestablished as it does not appear in the most recent situation report from Infraestruturas de Portugal.

The restrictions extended to rail traffic on the Linha do Oeste, which was affected by fallen trees and sheets between Caldas da Rainha and Leiria.

The bad weather also forced the suspension of train circulation on the 25 de Abril Bridge between Coina and Roma-Areeiro stations, which, according to Fertagus, was resumed at 07:25, but with “significant delays”.

According to the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), more than 4,000 occurrences related to bad weather were recorded in mainland Portugal between 00:00 and 07:00, the majority of which were falling trees and structures.

Portugal is under the effects of depression Martinho, which has forced warnings about strong wind, rain and rough seas.