Waterspouts north of Armier, off Ramla Bay

Waterspouts north of Armier and off Ramla Bay caught the attention of photographers on Saturday afternoon.

Photographer Ben Borg Cardona said this waterspout was seen off Armier at around 3 p.m. and lasted for half an hour. Another one was spotted at around 7.30 p.m. a short distance away. Photography buff Corrine Muscat caught a waterspout off Ramla l-Hamra in her camera lens at around 6.30 p.m. She said it disappeared about 15 minutes later. A spokesman for the Meteorological Office said waterspouts were relatively common. They were caused by vertical currents within thunderclouds which caused a vortex and became visible when they drew in water, or solid objects if they touched land.