Several reports of damage to private property surfaced across capital city Malé during the heavy showers and strong winds on Sunday evening.  

While flooding atop tall construction sites had caused debris to spill on to the road, a home in Malé’s Henveiru ward reported that a similar spilling to had completely damaged their roof at around 18:57.

The building from which the debris had fallen onto the house, named Sosunneed, had been heavily damaged by a fire. The premises had not been cleared of debris and solid remains after the incident. 

While no one was injured, the incident had damaged several household items like electronics and furniture. 

Further, in Maafannu ward, strong winds had unhinged the glass door of a Bank of Maldives (BML) ATM outlet. The door had fallen off and shattered.

A BML official told RaajjeMV that services from the ATM has been suspended, and will resume once the damage has been repaired. 

While winds had also brought down a number of billboards and some trees in Malé – damaging vehicles and road fittings that they had fallen on, a safari boat docked in Hulhumalé had also been flooded. 

Rescue officers had kept the vessel, which was carrying 27 passengers at the time, from going under while also having saved a travelling speed boat from capsizing. 

The Meteorological Services has issued a nation-wide yellow alert and asked that residents in the central and southern atolls specifically limit sea travel or refrain from it entirely. 

A yellow alert usually entails that a severe thunderstorm is underway or that tropical cyclone has formed in areas of the Maldives. It asks the people to be on high alert and ready to respond to situations caused by turbulent weather.