Two northern islands hit by tidal swells
Ali Shaheem, vice president of the Komandoo island council, told The Maldives Independent that the swells have been continuing since 2:00am. One house was inundated by one and a half feet of water, he said, causing a power outage and forcing a family with three young children to temporarily move to another residence.
28 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Tidal swells hit the northern islands of Komandoo in Shaviyani atoll and Holhudhoo in Noonu atoll last night, causing power outages and damages to a household.
Ali Shaheem, vice president of the Komandoo island council, told The Maldives Independent that the swells have been continuing since 2:00am. One house was inundated by one and a half feet of water, he said, causing a power outage and forcing a family with three young children to temporarily move to another residence.
“Salt water has seeped 300 feet into the island from the northeast coast. The flood water is up to one foot and the sewage system is severely damaged,” Shaheem said.
Officers from the island’s police station worked with the council and members of the public to prevent flood water from seeping further inshore.
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