Maldives meteorological service has extended the orange alert issued earlier for central territories, as the northeast monsoon hits the island country.
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00:00Maldives Meteorological Service has extended the orange alert issued earlier for central
00:05territories as the northeast monsoon hits the island country.
00:09The Weather Forecasting Body had earlier issued an orange alert from Baat Atoll to Tha Atoll
00:15to be in effect from 3pm local time to 7pm local time on Friday.
00:20The alert warning on heavy rain and thunderstorms with possible flooding has now been extended
00:26until 11pm on Friday night.
00:29In this sense, the severe weather conditions have been attributed to the transition between
00:33the two monsoons.
00:35While the beginning of the northeast monsoon was declared on Thursday, the northeast monsoon
00:40had started later than usual this year.
00:43Meanwhile, the Maldives National Defence Forces are making efforts to drain the flood in collaboration
00:49with the male city council.