Funding call as Addu struggles with flood recovery
Some MVR3million (US$194,550) is required to help more than 300 households in southern Addu City recover from flood damage, but only MVR200,00 (US$12,970) has been raised so far, the city council has said.
02 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Some MVR3million (US$194,550) is required to help more than 300 households in southern Addu City recover from flooding caused by heavy rainfall last week, the city council has said.
The council has donated some MVR200,000 (US$12,970) to the recovery fund, while the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party raised MVR 29,00 (US$1,880) this weekend.
The government is awaiting a report from Finance Minister Abdulla Jihad and is yet to make an estimate of recovery costs.
Twelve hours of torrential rain a week ago left parts of Addu City under a foot of water. Some streets were impassable, while flood water damaged household appliances and furniture in hundreds of households.
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