MET issues yellow alert for central atolls

1 week ago

Severe thunderstorms swept across parts of the central Maldives on Tuesday night, with Hulhumale' experiencing intense lightning, loud thunder and brief power outages as the Maldives Meteorological Service (MET) issued a yellow alert for the region. The yellow alert, issued from Kaafu Atoll to Laamu Atoll, was in effect from midnight to 5:00am on Wednesday. The MET Office warned of moderate