Xatt l-Ahmar, Ghajnsielem, is now once again fit for swimming the Superintendence of Public Health said.

It explained that during the last days repeated samples of water of the bathing site shows that it is fit for swimming and the health warning is being lifted.

Swimming was stopped from the 20th of October “due to sewage overflow affecting the bathing water quality and presenting a risk to bathers’ health,” the Environmental Health Directorate had warned.

“Officials were going to investigate to determine the source of contamination, it said.

For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Health Inspectorate Services between 8:00am and 2:30pm on telephone number 21337333/ 22156500 or by email on wrau.ehd@gov.mt or gozo.ph@gov.mt.

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