The Maldives Meteorological (MET) Office has issued a White Alert, forecasting that a large part of Maldives may experience bad weather.

The White Alert covers from Baa Atoll to Addu, with the MET Office's alert forecasting wind speeds in the area would be between 19 miles per hour to 24 miles per hour on average. It also reads that gusts of up to 40 miles per hour and rough seas are to be expected.

The alert states bad weather may persist until 11:00 pm.

Heavy rain in Addu has seen 30 houses in Feydhoo experience flooding, with one house being completely uninhabitable and needing to be evacuated.

Regarding rain in the southern atolls of Maldives in a post on social media, the NDMA said that the authority has received reports from GA, GDh. Fuvahmulah and islands in Addu due to the varied degrees of damage from heavy rain since this morning, and that they are closely monitoring the situation.

The NDMA said they are collaborating with councils, the military and the police to drain water non-stop in the affected Addu islands.

According to the NDMA, there are reports of more than 30 homes in Addu Feydhoo that have been damaged due to flooding as of now.

A house belonging to 8 people, two of whom are persons with disabilities, has been flooded to the point where it is uninhabitable, with the NDMA working with the city council to provide the family with temporary housing and essential help, said the NDMA.