Flooding

Maldives capital flooded after heavy downpour

Several main streets were inundated.

Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Maldives

Flooding caused damages to 576 homes.

Monsoon rains cause flooding in south-central Maldives

Floodwaters have been pumped out from 43 homes.

Minister blames sabotage of pump stations for flooding

The streets of the capital were inundated after heavy rainfall.

Causeway worsened flooding as warned by environment impact report

Hoadehdhoo islanders dug out the causeway after swell surges flooded the island.

Maldivians relocated in Trivandrum after flooding

The death toll from floods in Kerala state rose to 79 by Thursday afternoon, the Times of India reported.

Heavy rains cause flooding in southern atolls

Water seeped into two households each in the Hithadhoo, Feydhoo and Hulhudhoo wards of Addu City but no items were damaged, according to police, who assisted with pumping out the water.

Heavy rain causes flooding on four islands

According to the police, flooding was reported on the islands of Maalhos in Baa atoll, Isdhoo in Laamu atoll, Villigili in Gaaf Alif atoll, and Gadhdhoo in Gaaf Dhaal atoll.

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.

Bad weather wreaks havoc across Maldives

On Wednesday night, a tornado struck the southernmost atoll, damaging 12 homes in the Hithadhoo ward of Addu City. The roofs were blown off nine homes and two trees fell on the roofs of three houses when the tornado hit around 10:30 pm.

Storms cause severe flooding across Maldives

Some 15 islands have reported damages from flooding to households and farms. Strong winds also uprooted trees and ripped off roofs in some islands.

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.

Heavy rainfall causes flooding at airport

Heavy rainfall over the weekend caused flooding at the Maldives’ main airport and sewer overflows in the capital Malé.

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.

Tidal swells may cause flooding in the Maldives next week

A king tide, caused by the coinciding of a full moon and bad weather, may cause flooding across the Maldives on September 28, 29 and 30, the department of meteorology has said.

Hulhumalé hospital flooded after heavy rainfall

“The way the hospital is built there is an open area of about 30 feet. The roof spills water on to the area when it rains heavily. If the water cannot drain it seeps inside the hospital. The water had seeped in under the doors,” the hospital’s director Ahmed Shakir explained.

Malé under water: frequent floods demonstrate climate vulnerability

A few hours of heavy rain in Malé City on Monday morning inundated streets, snarled traffic, flooded the main hospital and caused a roof to cave in at a primary school, prompting concern over the island city’s vulnerability to and lack of preparedness for extreme weather.

Extreme weather compels emergency relief from Maldives’ government

Fioyree Island suffers storm damage due to bad weather

Strong storms and rough seas cause nationwide damage