Less than 24 hours after they were removed, deck chairs and umbrellas are back in Qawra

After two truckloads of deck chairs and umbrellas were confiscated from Qawra Point in an enforcement action yesterday, the situation was back to square one this morning with more beach furniture adorning the beach. A reader submitted the photo above showing the scene at 8am this morning. She pointed out that locals had to place their belongings on a wet cement slab and the rest of the space was taken by the deck chairs. Yesterday’s operation was conducted by the Malta Tourism Authority and the Lands Authority. The action was taken shortly after Times of Malta reported in the morning the frustration of swimmers who found Għadira Bay cluttered with deck chairs as early as 6.30am. It is part of the ongoing drive aimed at ensuring that regulations are respected in full. It comes a week after five truckloads of illegally-placed deckchairs and umbrellas were removed from Armier and Little Armier Bay. Entrepreneurs filling public beaches with private deck chairs and umbrellas for hire have been warned by activists to stop their profiteering or face direct citizen action.