Damage to 60 islands after extreme weather
Heavy rainfall caused flooding on 36 islands, strong winds tore off roofs and felled trees on 18 islands, and high swells were reported from four islands, according to the National Disaster Management Centre.
03 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
A bout of extreme weather during the weekend caused damage to households and property in 62 islands across the Maldives.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding on 36 islands, strong winds tore off roofs and felled trees on 22 islands, and swells were reported from four islands, the National Disaster Management Centre told local media.
The flooding did not cause extensive damage in any of the affected households, according to the NDMC, but residents of three homes on the island of Hinnavaru and one on Naifaru in the northern Lhaviyani atoll were temporarily relocated.
The police and military assisted with draining and pumping out floodwater on several islands.
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