Labour MP Noel Farrugia, spokesman for agriculture, fisheries and rural affairs, said that because of global warming, the government had the duty to implement the Labour Party’s plan for the rehabilitation of the hydrological system in Malta.

Global warming, he said, was bringing about heat, aridity and a higher demand for water, especially in the agricultural sector. There was also a need for more rainwater storage facilities because although there were fewer rainy days, the rain was falling more copiously for longer.

Roads were flooding more often and a lot of soil, flora and fauna were being carried away, apart from trees and rubble walls being destroyed.