Met office issues Yellow Alert due to bad weather

Department of Meteorology (Met Office) has issued yellow alert due to bad weather.

An official of Met office said that heavy rain and strong wind will be experienced to all the atolls between Vaavu and Addu City, and according to the most recently received information, fairly widespread rain with occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms will be experienced over the country and seas are expected to be rough in southern atolls and moderate becoming rough during showers elsewhere.

Official of Met said that Surface winds will vary between south-west and westerly 13 – 23 miles per hour in southern atolls, west and north-westerly 7 – 17 miles per hour elsewhere.

Met Office recommends the people who were planning to travel by sea transportation to be watchful as winds may gust to 45 miles per hour during showers.