A 60-year-old man from Kalkara was grievously injured this morning when a roof collapsed in a house in Republic Street, Valletta, and he fell two storeys. He is not in a critical condition.
The incident happened at about 6.15 a.m. as the man was working on the roof.
The man was lifted from the rubble by rescuers of the Civil Protection Department, given first aid by a medical team and rushed to Mater Dei Hospital in an ambulance.
The police are investigating.