NDMA provides water drainage pumps to 72 flood-prone islands

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has provided water drainage pumps to 72 islands across the Maldives in preparation for severe weather conditions in the next coming days.

Maldives Meteorological Service (MET) has forecasted heavy rainfall and adverse weather for the next six days. In response, police, Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), and NDMA have launched a joint operation to mitigate potential damage caused by heavy rainfall.