Monster Storm in Malta

Dramatic late night lightning strike! (just out of shot)

No rain for months, but the weather gods have certainly made up for that in the past 24 hours or so.  If there is a (living) person on the island who wasn't awoken by the storm last night, then they obviously had quite the party on Sunday.  I have never seen so many simultaneous bursts of lightning, rendering any 'one-Mississippi' counting until the thunder rumble a waste of time.  It was an impressive affair, and accompanied by a considerable downpour.

 I've noticed parallels between the way Malta deals with rain and Ireland deals with an inch of snow.  In both cases, the country descends into