Thinadhoo Sustains Damage Following Heavy Rain and Flooding
MNDF said they are operating three pumps in the island to remove the flooded water. | Photo: Thinadhoo City Council
Residents’ homes and several government offices in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll Thinadhoo, have suffered damage following persistent rainfall and subsequent flooding.
The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) said this morning that it is working alongside Thinadhoo Fire Station and the MNDF Southern Area Command to address the situation. Officers are using pumps to remove floodwater from three areas across the island.’
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ބޯކޮށް ވާރޭވެހި ތިނަދޫ ސިޓީގެ މަގުތަކުގައި ފެންބޮޑުވަމުން ދާތީ، ފެން ހިންދުމުގެ މަސައްކަތުގައި އެމްއެންޑީއެފް ސަދަން އޭރިއާ ކޮމާންޑް، ތިނަދޫ ފަޔަރ ސްޓޭޝަންގެ ފަޔަރފައިޓަރުން ދަނީ ހަރަކާތްތެރިވަމުން. pic.twitter.com/qXAwbLWVfP— Maldives National Defence Force (@MNDF_Official) December 7, 2025
Thinadhoo City Council shared images on social media showing rainwater inundating homes and administrative buildings. The council confirmed that both residential and government properties have sustained damage due to the flooding.
The Maldives has been experiencing widespread rain, strong winds and rough seas since last week, with the Maldives Meteorological Service warning that these conditions are likely to continue until at least next Tuesday. The agency attributes the unsettled weather to a strengthening of the Southwest Monsoon, locally known as the Hulhangu Monsoon.
Scattered showers, including periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms, are forecast across the country, with winds from the southwest or west reaching 10–20 mph and gusts up to 35 mph. Sea conditions are expected to remain moderate but may become rough during showers, with wave heights between three and six feet.
