Assistance in flood stricken areas

Yesterday was a very busy day for several Armed Forces personnel who assisted in the clearing of roads which had been rendered impassable due to the prevailing heavy rains.

Assistance was requested at around in the early afternoon, mainly in the Marsa arterial traffic junctions. Stalled vehicles had to be removed from the middle of the roads in order to enable other vehicles to proceed unhindered to their destinations. Traffic in these areas was so dense that the congestion was not cleared until around 2030 hrs.

Armed Forces personnel also cleared various roads from the debris caused by rubble walls crumbling due to the persistent rain and creating several hazards and blockages in various roads.

Six military trucks, a wheeled mechanical shovel and Search and Rescue vehicles were used during these operations. The situation is still being monitored through directing staff at the AFM Operations Centre in Luqa.

These operations are being centrally co-ordinated by the Civil Protection Department from their temporary Control Centre at Police General Headquarters, where the Armed Forces have a liason officer.