Dhiffushi breaks Maldives’ rainfall record with 296mm

3 weeks ago

The island of Dhiffushi in K. Atoll saw over 296 millimeters of rainfall on Saturday – setting a new record for the heaviest daily rainfall in an island. The record rainfall came as torrential rain and thunderstorms caused extensive flooding in multiple islands on Saturday, including the capital Male’. The Maldives Meteorological Service said on Monday that Dhiffushi’s automatic weather station recorded