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Friday 03 May 2024
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Pedestrians on a road in Male' city on a rainy day. The Maldives experiences heavy rains and bad weather during the month of December every year which the Met Office attributes to the change of the monsoons. (Sun File Photo/Fayaz Moosa)
Meteorological Center (MET Office) has reported Maldives will experience rainfall nationwide on Sunday, amid the parliamentary election.
MET Office on Saturday forecasts heavy rainfall accompanied with thunder from Laamu atoll to Addu atoll. The authority also forecasts rainfall from central parts to northern atolls as well.
The weather authority also reported that the winds speeds will be between 5 to 15 miles per hour nationwide.
Despite rainfall nationwide, the seas would not be rough to interrupt sea transportation, MET added.
With many already traveling to their home islands to cast vote in the parliamentary election, the government has already announced Monday, April 22nd will be a public holiday as well.
