Water erupts above Sliema roadworks in footage from Qui-Si-Sana

The outlet said video sent to its newsroom showed what appeared to be a burst water pipe spraying water above the works area along Triq Qui-Si-Sana at around 2:50pm on Friday afternoon.

That leaves the central fact fairly clear and the cause much less so. Lovin Malta reported that the incident happened where construction works are already underway, but said it was not yet known what caused the apparent pipe burst or whether water supplies in the surrounding area were affected.

Even without that missing piece, the setting is what gives the clip its charge. A roundabout under construction is already a compressed space of barriers, narrowed movement and exposed infrastructure. Add a column of water rising out of it and the disruption becomes visible in a way roadworks usually are not.

For now, the published report supports a narrower account than the spectacle might suggest: water sprayed into the air at the Sliema roadworks site, and the scene appeared to involve a burst pipe.

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