The strong wind which lashed Malta today whipped up large waves which filled beaches with algae but did not cause major damage other than destroying a wall which collapsed on cars at San Anton school (see separate story).

A motorcyclist, however, reported some damage to his car in St Paul’s Bay when a chair was blown into the road, while in Floriana a motorcyclist told the police that a gust toppled his motorcycle.

The wind was a consequence of cyclone Charlene which roared close to Malta but gave scant respite from the winter’s dry spell.

Picture by Andrea Muscat in Qbajjar, Gozo,

Picture by Andrea Muscat in Xwejni Bay, Gozo,