Strong winds expected to subside after Friday: MET

MET Office has said today that the strong winds experienced in the country are expected to subside after Friday.

A MET Office official said that there will be rain showers and strong winds across a large part of Maldives over the next three days. Gusts of strong winds are expected, with seas to be rough.

He said that seas are becoming calmer and winds letting up in the southern and central atolls now. However, adverse conditions are still being experienced in the north with rough seas and strong winds.

"Winds are expected to subside across the country after Friday," the official said.