Families begin moving back home after south Maldives floods

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has begun moving families back to homes, after heavy rain over the last four days caused extensive flooding, especially in the country’s south.

The heavy rain caused damage to homes in Addu City, Fuvahmulah City, as well as islands in GA. Atoll and GDh. Atoll.

The NDMA, citing local councils, stated on Tuesday that the weather has begun to improve in the south.

“And the institutions report that public services disrupted due to the rains have resumed, and that everything is returning to normalcy,” added the authority.

The NDMA states that it is collaborating with relevant authorities to clean up the homes affected by flooding and assessing the full extent of the damage.

“And arrangements are being made for the families who were temporarily relocated elsewhere to move back home,” stated the authority.

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The NDMA added that sanitation services disrupted due to flooding were also almost completely resolved.

The authority said that the Health Protection Agency (HPA) was providing guidance on health safety measures that must be implemented when cleaning up flood-affected areas and homes through local health facilities.

The NDMA said that it will be disbursing financial aid to affected families over the coming days after completing assessments to gauge the full extent of the damage.

The heavy rain had caused extensive damage, especially in Addu, with at least 95 homes in Feydhoo district reporting flood damage.

The NDMA noted that the Maldives Meteorological Service had warned communities to take precautions against rain, with the Maldives expected to be hit hard as the El Niño strengthens. The authority said that councils and other institutions had therefore been taking precautionary measures against possible flooding.