Almost Two Full Weeks Of Power Cuts In Malta

Jul 27 2023

Malta is getting close to closing off its second week of power cuts in various localities across the islands as Enemalta continues to work to restore the power and fix the faults developing mainly due to the heat wave induced demands.

‘Several Enemalta engineers and technicians are currently deployed to different locations to continue the repair work on the remaining cable faults, damaged by the heatwave that hit southern Europe during the past week and a half’, explained Enemalta in one of its latest press releases.

‘Currently, work is currently underway on nine underground high voltage cable faults. This work is currently in progress in Luqa, Marsa, Żejtun, Ħamrun, Kalkara and Żabbar, amongst other localities.’

‘By Wednesday afternoon, more than 73% of all cables impacted by the heatwave’s 40-plus temperatures were repaired and re-energised. Works will continue incessantly until the network’s flexibility and resilience are re-established, enabling Enemalta to respond to any other network difficulties in shorter timeframes.’

The power cuts have led to many calling out the government and demanding for compensation, with protests being organised. Have you continued to experience power cuts?

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Heat Wave Leading To More Mater Dei Emergency Patients

Jul 27 2023

An official statement by the health authorities has revealed that, due to the intense heat wave currently hitting the Maltese islands, an increasing number of people are visiting the Mater Dei emergency section.

The Hospital Administration has announced that it decided to suspend some of the elective and non-urgent operations scheduled for today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday).

The patients impacted by the postponements will be given new appointments, with the health authorities re-issuing their appeal for the public to take the necessary precautions to defend against heat induced health issues.

The health authorities had issued a list of signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion, along with a set of measures one can take and a list of the most vulnerable.

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Malta’s President Expresses Support To Greece Amidst Wildfires

Jul 27 2023

President of Malta George Vella called the President of Greece H.E. Katerina Sakellaropoulou to convey his support and sympathy as Greece combats devastating wildfires.

Unveiling the news on social media, the President referred in particular to the death of two airmen following the crash of a firefighting aircraft on the island of Evia.

The President expressed her gratitude for the assistance provided to Greek authorities by Malta’s Civil Protection Department. We also shared our concerns at the severe impact that extreme temperatures, as a result of climate change, are having on the Mediterranean region.

Malta’s Civil Protection Department deployed a cohort of 20 officers to aid in the raging forest fires, sharing images of their ongoing support in the EU Civil protection & Humanitarian Aid mission.

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Burger King Thailand Lets Customers Try Unlimited Patties

Jul 27 2023

Burger King Thailand is really going for ‘The Real (Insert Food Item Here) Burger.’ After having just introduced the Real Cheese Burger, which is simply a stack of cheeses and two buns, the ‘Real Meat Burger’ is the latest craze from the country’s branch.

The branch took to social media to announce the new food extremity, which starts at just three patties. However, customers can add as many patties as they want so long as they do not add any other ingredient.

With each patty added costing around 339 baht (roughly €8.97), once customer and food blogger decided to go all-out and order a burger with 100 patties.

Costing him 10,039 baht, the influencer ‘Believe Me’ ended up with a towering meat sandwich but was unable to finish the whole thing – and that’s pretty understandable.

This isn’t the only version of this burger that Burger King Thailand released, with other combos including ‘The Real Pickle Burger’ and ‘The Real Onion Burger’ as well as ‘The Real Bun Burger’.

That last one is exactly what you think it is – many burger buns enclosed by two other burger buns. Make it make sense.

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