Malta: Brace for summer 2022’s first scorching heat wave this week!

May 30 2022

After a confusing weekend in terms of weather which saw strong winds, rain and even thunderous gusts in some localities on the island, the Maltese better brace for the first heat wave for summer 2022!

The first heat wave for this summer has officially started, thanks to high pressures making their way from Northern Africa and expanding to the Central Mediterranean.

Weather forecast page ‘It-Temp Madwarna’ is reporting a sunny and hot week ahead, with strong UV rays racking up to a degree of 10. Winds will also be light and viable as temperatures soar.

Expect hot weather higher than the normal seasonal average by around 3 to 8 degrees. The least hottest day of the week is set to be today, Monday 30th, at 29 degrees Celsius. Wednesday is set to be a blistering 35 degrees.

Sea temperatures are also set to increase significantly after a rather cold bout earlier this month. It is currently at an average of 20 degrees Celsius, which is the same as the seasonal average for the start of June.

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Wonder goal by Patricia Lamanna for Birkirkara FC ahead of victory

May 30 2022

Patricia Lamanna, a Canadian international who joined Birkirkara FC in the winter transfer season in January, scored a wonder goal in the Women’s Knock-Out to help her team win against Swieqi.

The 3-0 victory saw Birkirkara clinching a domestic double after having won the league title earlier on. Lamanna was in fact the player to open the score during the Knock-Out final with this spectacular goal in the 55th minute.

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Birkirkara closed off the goal triad with another 2 goals by Guisti and Saliba. The match was extra special as Melania Bajada stepped down as Women’s Team Coach.

During her time at the helm of the team, the Stripes won four league titles, the Knock-Out Competition three times and the Super Cup twice.

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Heavy traffic due to Marsa/Hamrun bypass accident

May 30 2022

Drivers are notified of heavy traffic congesting several main Maltese roads following a Marsa/Hamrun bypass accident.

According to Facebook page ‘Maltese Roads Traffic Updates’, the traffic is extending in the direction towards St.Venera tunnel.

Drivers are urged to drive carefully in yet another morning traffic congestion. More information to be issued as situation progresses.

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Sergio Perez wins Monaco Grand Prix for Red Bull

May 29 2022

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has won this year’s edition of the Monaco Grand Prix, beating off Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz for first place. This win meant that he became the first ever Mexican driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix and the most successful Mexican driver ever to grace Formula One with his 3 wins.

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The race was filled with controversy even before any cars started driving as the start was postponed due to the extreme weather change which saw the track fill up with rain. Once the race started and the rain slowly stopped another red flag was shown this time for Mick Schumacher’s dangerous crash.

Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc started the race on pole but was demoted to fourth place after a pit stop mishap from his race engineers. This is not the first time where the driver was unlucky in his home race.

Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz capitalized on his teammate’s demise as he quickly took second spot to challenge the Red Bull of Sergio Perez. The Mexican driver managed to take top spot after pulling off an over cut on the Ferrari duo on the 21st lap.

The race ended in captivating fashion with Carlos Sainz pressuring Sergio Perez to make a mistake in the narrow roads of Monaco. Fortunately for Red Bull the Mexican driver remained clam and denied Carlos Sainz a historic first ever win. Perez is now only 15 points away teammate and championship front runner Max Verstappen.

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