Four government hospitals in the Maldivian capital shut down Outpatient Department (OPD) services on Sunday. Hours-long torrential rain on Saturday caused severe flooding in Male and several other islands in central Maldives. President Mohamed Muizzu has declared Sunday a public holiday with the bad weather conditions expected to prevail until at least Monday. The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) and other agencies have been mobilised to mitigate the impact of floodwaters on households and properties in the capital, PSM News said. The MNDF has also provided assistance to 131 properties and supplied 976 sandbags to help control and mitigate the flooding, the news agency added. It is the highest daily accumulated rainfall in the country’s history, the Maldives Meteorological Service in a post on X said it recorded 296 mm in the 24 hours ended at 8 a.m. Sunday morning, Xinhua news agency reported. The weather service said it expects moreTorrential rain and thunderstorms with gusty winds on Sunday and Monday.
