People passing through Triq Lapsi in St Julian’s were this morning greeted with a “horrendous” smell after an underground sewage pipe burst, with the pressure cracking the surface of the road.

A reader complained that the sewage was pouring down the road and stopping the traffic.  

“It's horrific, the smell is horrendous and dangerous to people's health, especially the kids walking to school,” she said.

Water Services Corporation personnel were immediately on site to repair the damage.