Maltese photographer captures the calm after storm Helios

Feb 12 2023

Following an intense battering by storm Helios, which saw various areas of Malta flooded due to heavy rain fall and heavy winds, the calm that befell the islands afterwards provided a stark contrast to Malta’s sunnier side.

A local Maltese photographer by the name of Lara Farrugia, who goes by @lara.goes.exploring on Instagram, captured this moment with a short video of various Maltese sea-side locations following the storm and its damages.

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‘The Maltese Islands were hit with Storm Helios and let me tell you, it wasn’t pretty’ she explained to her followers.

‘We had non-stop rainfall for a day and a half, which resulted in sooo much flooding. People were urged not to leave the house and because it was that bad. Many buildings were also damaged in the process.’

‘The landscape has changed so much though…I’ve found 2 waterfalls in Fomm ir-Rih (crazy cause we have no waterfalls on the island), Gnejna Bay is unrecognizable with a new river the Gozo channel ferry is in places I’ve never seen it before and the water is 30 shades of blue due to clay dissolving into the sea!’

‘Sure, Malta has 300 days of sunshine, but boy do we get punished in those remaining 65’ she said.

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Enemalta address over 700 reports of images due to storm Helios

Feb 12 2023

Over the past four days, Enemalta reported receiving more than 700 weather-related faults, including power outages, damaged poles, and electricity wires.

In response, the company increased its workforce by 50% and allocated additional teams to assist affected customers.

During the storm, repairs were made as soon as it was safe for workers to do so. However, there were some high-line repairs that could not be completed due to dangerous wind conditions.

On Saturday, engineers and technicians were able to work on these remaining faults, with nine teams solely focused on storm repairs.

Repairs will continue Sunday and throughout the beginning of next week.

Enemalta apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the weather-related faults and reiterates its commitment to improving the electricity distribution system for its 350,000 customers in Malta and Gozo.

Energy and Environment Minister Miriam Dalli took to social media to thank the workers for their dedication.

‘Despite the horrific weather, Enemalta workers continued to work to assist clients impacted with difficulties during the weather which befell Malta over these past few days’ said the Minister.

‘I also thank the workers from the Water Services Corporation who fixed the damages in these conditions as well. Thank you to all the workers for your labour!’

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Aidan releases official ‘Reġina’ track after surprise Eurovision performance

Feb 12 2023

Only one day after the winner of Malta’s Eurovision Song Contest was announced, this time around being ‘The Busker’, Aidan released his official track Reġina.

Aidan was set to compete with the track in the competition, but was disqualified for reportedly breaking the regulations of the competition to promote his song after qualifying for the competition.

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Despite this, Aidan still performed during the finale of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, albeit without being able to sing the track he was set to compete with.

What do you think of Aidan’s ‘Reġina’ track?

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Italian influencer takes aim at patriarchy with 4 different gowns

Feb 12 2023

Chiara Ferragni, an Italian social media influencer, just took a shot against the patriarchy through her four different dresses she donned at the Sanremo Music Festival in Italy.

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As co-host, she wore four different dresses designed by Dior’s creative director Grazia Chiuri, each with a strong message about breaking gender stereotypes and women’s rights.

The four dresses were called The Shameless Dress, The Hate Dress, The Cage, and The Manifesto Dress.

The Shameless Dress was designed to shed light on women’s rights and bodies and how they are still being discussed and considered questionable whereas the Hate Dress was inspired by the criticisms directed towards Ferragni and was embroidered with black pearls on a white peplos.

The Manifesto Dress was designed to bring a social message to the popular stage and was inspired by the work of Claire Fontaine.

The Cage was meant to represent freeing new generations from gender stereotypes and was a jersey jumpsuit embroidered with rhinestones trapped in a tulle skirt.

These dresses received widespread recognition and support on social media, receiving over five million likes and hundreds of thousands of comments.

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