In the capital of Malta, electricity was lost due to the heat wave.

Malta's capital Valletta was left without electricity amid the ongoing heat wave that came to the country from Western Europe. This was reported on July 21 by the Malta News Agency.

The state-owned energy company Enemalta said the power outages were caused by faults in the distribution network due to extreme temperatures and record electricity demand.

The blackout in the capital affected not only ordinary residents of the capital, but also a number of government agencies and private companies.

In view of this, the local opposition called on the country's leadership to compensate all the victims. The agency also recalls that on the eve of the Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela, apologized to his fellow citizens for the fact that most of the country remained without electricity for several days.

At the same time, it is noted that the heat wave that brought air temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius to this Mediterranean country is already coming to an end.

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According to the European mortality monitoring system on July 13, at least 10,000 people died in Europe due to the extreme heat that covered the western part of the continent at the end of June. In the French region of Ile-de-France, including Paris, on July 10, the highest, red weather danger level was again declared due to extreme heat.