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Tidal Wave/Swell
Swell and damages at Marsalform after the storm - 15th march 2013 0 Verified
14:29 Mar 16, 2013
Only minor damage was reported after the storm of the past two days. Marsalforn in Gozo, seems to have been an unlucky victim.
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Wind, lightening and hail damages
Heavy hailstorm damages cars, solar heaters - Jan 15 2013 0 Verified
23:34 Jan 15, 2013
A heavy hailstorm shortly before 1pm turned areas in the North and East of Malta white, brought traffic briefly to a standstill and damaged...
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Tsunami
Tsunami learning project - Primary school - marsaxlokk 0 Verified
00:13 Dec 26, 2012
Maltese schoolchildren will learn how to deal with a tsunami as part of a project being drawn up for three primary schools.
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Ġużeppina Deguara Marsaxlokk Primary School, L Arznell, Marsaxlokk, Malta
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Tsunami
Tsunami learning project - Primary school - Marsacala 0 Verified
23:57 Dec 25, 2012
Maltese schoolchildren will learn how to deal with a tsunami as part of a project being drawn up for three primary schools.
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Tsunami
Tsunami learning project - Primary school - St Paul's Bay 0 Verified
23:45 Dec 25, 2012
Maltese schoolchildren will learn how to deal with a tsunami as part of a project being drawn up for three primary schools.
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Waterspout at Qbajjar - 3rd October 2011 0 Verified
20:16 Dec 23, 2012
A severe thunderstorm hit Gozo at around 1.30pm producing heavy rain and large hail (1.9mm diameter confirmed at Victoria). Nadur had 31mm of...
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Wind, lightening and hail damages
1 man killed by a lightning ar Marsacala - 2nd/3rd September 2012 0 Verified
20:08 Dec 23, 2012
A 39-year-old man was killed by a lightning bolt as the third severe thunderstorm hit Malta in less than 24 hours. The incident happened in...
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Wind, lightening and hail damages
A British tourist died - FORCE 9 WINDS – 10th March 2012 0 Verified
20:01 Dec 23, 2012
A British tourist, who witnesses said was on the rocks admiring the fury of the waves in Qawra, died on Saturday morning after he was swept...
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Wind, lightening and hail damages
DAMAGE CAUSED BY FORCE 9 WINDS – 6th January 2012 0 Verified
19:47 Dec 23, 2012
A driver had a lucky escape when a billboard crashed onto her car as she was about to get into it. The incident was one of several reported...
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Tornados
Heavy rain and waterspout 15th September 2010 0 Verified
19:40 Dec 23, 2012
A low pressure system moving southerly from Italy caused lots of instability especially in the morning with a waterspout observed moving NNE-SSW...
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Tidal Wave/Swell
Rough sea at Marsalforn - 13th January 2010 0 Verified
19:37 Dec 23, 2012
Some damage was caused with trees uprooted, paving tiles dislodged by the rough sea and debris washed ashore. At Marsalforn Gozo, the road along...
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Tornados
WATERSPOUT northeastern parts of Malta - 14th October 2009 0 Verified
13:55 Dec 23, 2012
A low pressure system with heavy rain showers, especially in the northeastern parts of Malta, produced a waterspout which lasted about 20-30...
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Tornados
WATERSPOUT TO THE SOUTH OF MALTA - 10th November 2008 0 Verified
13:45 Dec 23, 2012
A waterspout was seen just off the coast to the south of Malta moving ESE-WNW from Blue Grotto to Ghar Lapsi for about 20 minutes from 11.30am....
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Wind, lightening and hail damages
Hail Drifts in Valletta on 27th December 2008 0 Verified
13:38 Dec 23, 2012
It still caused quite a rare phenomenon here in Malta with very deep hail drifts in Valletta resembling snow drifts in some streets!
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Tornados
Waterspout at Marsacala - 5th January 2009 0 Verified
12:43 Dec 23, 2012
a brief waterspout which lasted about 5 minutes just off Marsascala at 10:35am
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Unstable grounds
Landslide area (Doline : colapse and subsidence) Il-Maqluba Qrendi. 0 Verified
11:58 Dec 23, 2012
A bird’s eye view of Il-Maqluba doline, Qrendi, Malta as seen from the northern
side of the structure.
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Unstable grounds
Landslide blocking the road Xwejni Bay (2nd March 2009) 0 Verified
11:45 Dec 23, 2012
A reader has sent in two photographs, which were taken on the 2nd of March, showing a landslide which is blocking the road from Xwejni Bay to...
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Unstable grounds
Landslide hazard area (Rdum id-Delli) : planar displacements 0 Verified
11:40 Dec 23, 2012
Satellite image of Rdum id-Delli: benchmarks that recorded significant
planar displacements are indicated with a triangle symbol, those which...
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Rdum id-Delli, Il-Majjistral Nature & History Park, Il-Mellieħa, Malta
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Unstable grounds
Landslide hazard area (Popeye’s Village) : cliff instability 0 Verified
11:37 Dec 23, 2012
Popeye’s Village found at
Il-Prajjet on the north-west coast
of Malta was constructed as the
film set of a movie in the early
1980s and...
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Unstable grounds
Landslide hazard area (Ghajn Tuffieha tower) : retreating cliff. 0 Verified
10:57 Dec 23, 2012
The coastal tower overlooking
Ghajn Tuffieha Bay was
built for defence purposes in
1637 by Grand Master Lascaris.
The deep fracture within the...
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Tornados
Waterspout killed 600 people at Grand Habourd - 23th Sept 1551 0 Verified
10:23 Dec 23, 2012
Great loss of life has been caused by tornadoes and waterspouts across Europe. On September 23, 1551 (or 1556, date not reported - sources conflict),...
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Earthquakes
Earthquake 1693 from Sicilia - Cathedral of Mdina was destroyed in 0 Verified
10:03 Dec 23, 2012
The City Mdina, extensively damaged during the 11thJanuary 1693 earthquake.
This earthquake was the most damaging in Malta.
Photo of the reconstructed...
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Technological hazards
Technological hazard area - Birżebbuġia - Marsaxlokk 0 Verified
00:55 Dec 23, 2012
Qajjenza LPG Plant
Thermic and explosion effects
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Technological hazards
Technological hazard area - San Lawrenz - Gozo 0 Verified
00:47 Dec 23, 2012
San Lawrenz LPG Installation Map
Thermics and explosion effects
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Technological hazards
Technological hazard area - Birżebbuġia - Marsaxlokk 0 Verified
23:41 Dec 22, 2012
Fuel Istallation
Thermic and explosion effects
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Technological hazards
Technological hazard area - Ras Ħanżir (Paloa), Enemalta 0 Verified
23:23 Dec 22, 2012
Fuel installations
Thermics and blast effects
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Technological hazards
Technological hazard area - Delimara Power Station - Marsaxlokk 0 Verified
23:11 Dec 22, 2012
fuel installations - Explosion and thermic effects
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Technological hazards
Technological hazard zone - Birżebbuġia - Marsaxlokk Freeport 0 Verified
22:56 Dec 22, 2012
Malta has a fully equipped quayside bulk plant facility, including compressor room, dehumidifier and stone catcher. Facilities consist of two...
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Technological hazards
Technologicial hazard zone - Marsa Power Station 0 Verified
22:42 Dec 22, 2012
Explosion and thermic effects
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Technological hazards
Technologicial hazard zone - Fuel Storage - Marsa - Valetta Harbor 0 Verified
22:19 Dec 22, 2012
The Oil Terminal of MOBC is situated at Grand Harbour, Spencer Hill, Marsa
Blast, explosion and thermic effects.
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Tornados
Waterspout at Xwejni Bay in Gozo - 8th Oct 2008 0 Verified
22:11 Dec 22, 2012
A waterspout was seen just off Xwejni Bay in Gozo at around 5.30pm with heavy rainfall falling from the same cloud also seen. This waterspout...
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Tornados
WATERSPOUT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF MALTA - 28th September 2008 0 Verified
22:04 Dec 22, 2012
On 28th September 2008, a waterspout was seen to the southeast of Malta, just off the coast at Marsascala and Marsaxlokk at around 8.45am. This...
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Tornados
BRIEF SMALL TORNADO at SLIEMA - 18th January 2008 0 Verified
21:58 Dec 22, 2012
Photos show the tornado just off the coast at Sliema at around 8.15am
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Tornados
Brief small Tornado San Gwann - 18th Jan 2008 0 Verified
21:50 Dec 22, 2012
On 18th January 2008, at around 8.205am a small tornado was seen briefly to the WNW of San Gwann for about 5 minutes.
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Wind, lightening and hail damages
Hail damages - Xewkija - 16th of Nov 2007 0 Verified
21:45 Dec 22, 2012
On 16th November 2007, in the morning around 8.30am, a severe thunderstorm caused some havoc in Gozo with heavy rain showers and large hail...
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Tornados
Large waterspout to the northeast of Gozo on 20th October 2007 0 Verified
22:10 Dec 21, 2012
On 20th October 2007, a large waterspout was seen to the northeast of Qala, Gozo at around 9.30am. This lasted about 10 minutes. The cloud that...
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Tornados
Waterspout at St Thomas bay 18th July 2006 0 Verified
22:02 Dec 21, 2012
A waterspout lasting about 10 minutes was seen over St Thomas Bay, Marsascala at around 11.45am.
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Tidal Wave/Swell
Swell on Surfside at Sliema the 1st February 2006 0 Verified
21:57 Dec 21, 2012
Source MaltaStorms
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Marsacala tornado of 13th December 2005 0 Verified
21:50 Dec 21, 2012
Malta once again bore the brunt of heavy rain and thunderstorms as roads flooded on Tuesday morning. Albeit being a public holiday, this morning's...
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Flash Floods
Floods XLENDI - 4th October 2005 0 Verified
21:38 Dec 21, 2012
TAKEN BY JOE ZAMMIT
Location not accurate
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Flash Floods
Floods Valley Road Birkirkara - 4th June 2007 0 Verified
21:20 Dec 21, 2012
Car damages.
Location inside the street not accurate
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Flash Floods
Msida Floods 3rd of september 2012 0 Verified
21:17 Dec 21, 2012
Location "not accurate at all" - Please help
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Flash Floods
Ta' Xbiex flood : 7th September 2012 0 Verified
21:02 Dec 21, 2012
Storm damage Malta
Location not very accurate
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Tidal Wave/Swell
Damage to the St Paul's Bay Swiming Pool 25th of January 2008 0 Verified
20:56 Dec 21, 2012
Malta: Here again you have a view that mostly its everything its gone, in which it use to be an entertainment place with tables and chairs were...
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Tidal Wave/Swell
Damage to the St Paul's Bay Swiming Pool 25th of January 2008 0 Verified
20:42 Dec 21, 2012
Malta: Here you could see at the far end floor lifted up and other damage to the swimming pool due to high wind that reached 96 km/h at St....
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Tidal Wave/Swell
Swell Casino 14th october 2007 0 Verified
20:37 Dec 21, 2012
Date & location : "not sure"
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Tidal Wave/Swell
Swell Casino 14th october 2007 0 Verified
20:33 Dec 21, 2012
Location & date : not sure
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Tidal Wave/Swell
24th Jan 2008 / Big Waves on Tigne Point 0 Verified
10:30 Dec 21, 2012
Fortina pool deck
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Tidal Wave/Swell
24th Jan 2008 / Big Waves on Tigne Point 0 Verified
10:26 Dec 21, 2012
Wave splashing on Tigne Point
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Wind, lightening and hail damages
Aftermath of a storm at Hal Far airfield Malta 1934 0 Verified
10:15 Dec 21, 2012
Plane destructions
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| Total Reports | Avg Reports Per Day | % Verified |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0.02 | 100% |
