The Malta Meteorological Office issued an orange weather warning on Saturday, as torrential rain drenched Malta. The massive thunderstorm started over Sicily and descended onto Malta and out into the rest of the Mediterranean in the early hours of the morning. The Met Office warned the public to expect moderate to heavy rain to last until noon. A depression over the Tyrrhenian Sea is expected to continue moving south, they predicted, with rather strong southerly winds becoming moderate to rather strong northwesterly. Hail fall in Għargħur Among the storms, some people even experienced a spatter of hail, with readers in Għargħur and Naxxar reporting hail fall in their area. A reader captured the hail falling in Naxxar In San Ġwann's Ta' Giorni area, a retaining wall on the southbound exit to the Kappara junction partially collapsed, causing bricks to spill onto the street. Police confirmed that no one was injured in the incident but that the road is temporarily closed until the debris was cleared. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier Malta-Sicily ferry operator Virtu Ferries announced that it was cancelling all of its planned trips for Sunday, with two extra trips added on...
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