Videos sent to this newsroom show traffic jams forming around Malta as intense stormy weather covers the Maltese islands.
As power cuts hit various localities, many roads are reporting serious flooding as cars wade through the water.
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An important reminder during such days to stay safe and drive as carefully as possible due to the increased risk of road accidents.
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Various power cuts were reported around Malta as an intense storm covered most of the island.
According to the Enemalta official live power outage map, the multiple localities were experiencing power cuts during the storm: Attard, Gharghur, Lija, Mosta, Naxxar, Mgarr, Rabat and Mellieha. The power cuts come as Malta is battered by thunder, lightning and rain, with many encountering traffic caused by the intense weather.
Earlier on Thursday afternoon, Enemalta dispatched its technical teams to repair damages to its outdoor electricity infrastructure in certain rural areas, including aerial lines and outdoor transformers.
These damages were reported in a few localised small zones in the countryside, in areas such as Wardija, Mtahleb, Marnisi and Armier. Electricity supply to the affected areas was restored through alternative connections within a short time. In isolated cases, the affected areas will be reconnected to the grid as soon as repairs are completed.
On Thursday, the Company also responded to an underground cable fault affecting parts of Naxxar, Gharghur and Mosta. Electricity supply was restored through alternative connections soon afterwards.
In information sent to the newsroom, Enemalta stated that it is committed to continue improving the quality of its electricity services in Malta and Gozo through an ongoing investment in the national grid, the continued development of its human resources and the consolidation of its customer support services.
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As the Maltese islands get battered by intense weather, videos uploaded to local social media show the impact the heavy rain has on various localities.
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A video uploaded to Are You Being Served? shows a pot hole in Constitution Street, Mosta. The area was reportedly, according to the person posting the video, under road works for around a year before the weather hit and led to this incident.
Stay safe in this intense weather.
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Photographer Clayton Curmi took the opportunity of the rare occurrence of the super blue moon to capture a stunning image of Earth’s natural satellite as it shone in the night sky.
Speaking to MaltaDaily, Clayton explained how despite ‘cloudy skies threatening to obscure the event, I persisted. Armed with weather updates and unwavering determination, I seized the moment when the clouds parted briefly around 00:30 hours.’
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‘The final image is composed by stacking individual frames in AutoStakkert from a video sequence 40 seconds long @ 25 frames/second and processed in Photoshop for contrast and sharpening.’
‘The occurrence of a Blue Moon coinciding with a Supermoon is considerably more infrequent than the appearance of either a Supermoon or a Blue Moon by itself. Although a Super Blue Moon could potentially manifest twice within a single month, there are instances where they remain separated by intervals spanning up to 20 years.’
‘The term “Blue Moon” refers to the second full moon in a month, a rarity that hints at the moon’s mystique. A Supermoon, on the other hand, occurs when the moon approaches Earth closely during its full phase, creating a larger and more luminous appearance.’
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