Torrential rain and tidal waves forecast for central Maldives
The Met Department has issued a severe weather warning for central Maldives, forecasting torrential rain, severe thunderstorms and swell waves for the stretch of atolls between Lhaviyani and Meemu Atolls for the next seven days.
09 May 2016, 9:00 AM
The Met Department has issued a severe weather warning for central Maldives, forecasting torrential rain, severe thunderstorms and swell waves for the stretch of atolls between Lhaviyani and Meemu Atolls over the next seven days.
A total of 53mm of rain fell on Malé today alone, inundating some roads and causing flooding at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. Photos circulating on social media show sewers spouting water.
A man on a motorbike drove fell into a trench on Ameenee Magu, local media report. The shallow trench had been dug to lay pipes to stop flooding and was not visible beneath two feet of water.
Several islands have reported some flooding and the police have warned against travel by sea.
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