Suffering from years of neglect and abandonment, Qormi has lost the connection with its community and the link with its own history. In the 1940s, the area was renowned for its crafts and local productions: farming and stock breeding increased, and flower milling and bakeries became staple industries of the localities. Originally the valley provided for the agricultural production of the town of Qormi, as well as being a direct connection to Valletta, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today Wied is-Sewda’, along with the town of Qormi, is mainly an industrial and residential area renown as one of the most flood-prone locations across the Maltese archipelago.