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4 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 12 FEBRUARY 2023 NEWS LUKE VELLA A family that lives in Triq il-Gemmugħa in Marsaskala has been locked in its home for three straight days, in fear of getting electrocuted, as an electrical ca- ble is dangling in front of their drive-in. Anthony Camilleri reached out to MaltaToday to sound his frustration, as despite making multiple reports to Enemalta, the Civil Protection Depart- ment and the police, the peril has still not been removed. "We have been locked inside our home for three straight days. If God forbid, an accident or a fire occurred – we would not be able to get out…an am- bulance would not be able to get in," Camilleri said. He explained how on Thurs- day, whilst the island was caught up in storm Helios, a balcony of an adjacent proper- ty that is currently being ren- ovated, caved in. As a result, a power cable was left dangling in the drive-in that leads to the residence of the Camilleris. Anthony Camilleri called En- emalta immediately and also the police and the Civil protec- tion department. According to him, the police were only con- cerned with the fallen balcony and they did not take note of the cable. "The police and the CPD keep saying that they can't do anything and that it falls under the remit of Enemalta. I even asked the police to put up some tape, as I'm concerned for everyone's safety, but they did not even do that." The other property in front of the Camilleris is not blocked, as the tenants have their own garage and door. "We can't even get out to get milk and bread and I can't even get out of my drive-in by car. This drive-in is the only access Hazardous power cable locks family inside Marsaskala home for three days running ENEMALTA said it received more than 700 reports of damages, following storm Helios, which wreaked havoc in Malta since Thursday. Enemalta said that over the past four days, it received hundreds of reports about power cuts, pole damages, wire cuts, and others. "As soon as the storm was forecasted, Enemalta started preparing itself by allocating additional staff, to be ready to assist customers. Togeth- er with relief teams that work 24 hours a day, around 50% additional workers have been added for the last few days," Enemalta said. It explained that wherever weather conditions permit- ted, damages were repaired within hours and even before the weather cleared. "However, there were situ- ations, especially repairs of lines at a height, where it was not possible for the workers to carry out the necessary works without putting them- selves in danger." Enemalta said that Satur- day's sunny weather was a relief for its engineers and technicians, as it made it possible for them to safely work on these repairs. It said that it had over nine teams working solely on such re- pairs. "The repairs will continue on Sunday and early next week, so that even those damages that are not neces- sarily affecting the electrical supply, will be fixed without delay," Enemalta said. "Whilst it regrets any in- convenience that arose due to these faults, Enemalta Stormy couple of days for Enemalta, as it responds to over 700 damage reports "We can't even get out to get milk and bread and I can't even get out of my drive-in by car. This drive-in is the only access I have to my property..."