An elderly man is in critical condition after he fell while trying to check if any drain  pipes were blocked during last night's heavy rainfall.

The police said the 88-year-old man from Sta Venera walked to his roof to inspect the drain pipes as rainwater was seeping inside his house. He had accessed the upper roof using a ladder and fell onto his neighbours’ roof.

The accident happened in St Joseph High Road.

An inquiry is being held.

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