Flooding


Maldives capital flooded after heavy downpour
Several main streets were inundated.
11 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM


Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Maldives
Flooding caused damages to 576 homes.
06 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM


Monsoon rains cause flooding in south-central Maldives
Floodwaters have been pumped out from 43 homes.
28 May 2019, 9:00 AM


Minister blames sabotage of pump stations for flooding
The streets of the capital were inundated after heavy rainfall.
30 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM


Causeway worsened flooding as warned by environment impact report
Hoadehdhoo islanders dug out the causeway after swell surges flooded the island.
06 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM


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.
16 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM


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.
20 May 2018, 9:00 AM


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.
19 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM


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


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.
18 May 2017, 9:00 AM


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.
19 May 2016, 9:00 AM


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


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.
10 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM


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 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.
22 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM


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.
20 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM


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.
17 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Extreme weather compels emergency relief from Maldives’ government
15 May 2013, 5:06 PM
Fioyree Island suffers storm damage due to bad weather
14 May 2013, 3:23 PM
Strong storms and rough seas cause nationwide damage
09 May 2013, 4:55 PM