Naxxar sewage blockage spread to Qormi

Straw and other material which blocked a sewage gallery and caused a major overflow in Naxxar yesterday afternoon was carried in the system and also caused an overflow in Valletta Road, Qormi later in the day, the Water Services Corporation said this afternoon.

The overflow at Naxxar took place at 1.30 p.m., with the sewage flowing all the way down to Lija.

WSC workers were kept busy up to 11 p.m., clearing the blockage and cleaning the streets using five specialised jetting bowsers to disinfected the affected areas.

The blockage at Qormi was cleared by 8 p.m and the area was washed and disinfectant at around midnight. During the clearing operation in Qormi rags and even rope were found blocking the system.

WSC Chief Executive Marc Muscat said that these episodes had cost the corporation much time, money and resources, not to mention the inconvenience caused to residents and motorists. He urged the public not to dump materials such as oils, fats, rags and straw into the sewers and to report any abuse on 8007 2222.