The flooding streets are usually a dreaded byproduct of heavy rain in Malta, but a photo shared by Malta’s National Archives shows how some Maltese children used to make the best of the situation when the roads overflowed with rainwater. 

Shot by Ernie Miller, the photo was taken 70 years ago, in 1955, after a heavy storm in Msida.

Maltese children took to the streets and started playing and splashing in the water, as can be seen in the sweet photo.

They look so incredibly happy as they got their own special pool in front of their house.

Unlike today, car traffic was not as common back then and such a scene in 2025 would prove almost impossible.

Do you have any childhood memories of rainy days?