A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The barge “Kurimagu 7” of MTCC, carrying 3,300 tonnes of aggregate to HDh Kulhudhuffushi, capsized after it was caught in a storm. PHOTO/READER Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) on Tuesday revealed that its barge, which capsized while carrying 3,300 tonnes of construction aggregate to Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island last Thursday, had been insured. […]
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Cultivated plants in Maldives. Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has announced that plants and parts of plants that are imported without a license would be confiscated and destroyed. According to the ministry’s announcement, many people who travel abroad during the annual school holidays return with plants. It stated that importation of such items without a […]
Aaital Khosla (C), Miss Earth India 2015, pictured at the tree planting programme at Sun Island Resort and Spa. PHOTO/SUN ISLAND Aaital Khosla, who represented India at the Miss Earth 2015 pageant, participated in a tree planting programme hosted by Sun Island Resort and Spa. According to the resort, the tree-planting programme was organised by […]
Van Oord has been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for its innovative and sustainable approach to a land reclamation project in the Maldives. During the award ceremony last Wednesday in London, Van Oord won the award in the ‘Innovation in Project Design – Open Water/ Coastal Dredging’ category, the company said in its press release. Van Oord enlarged three […]
A bout of extreme weather during the weekend caused damage to households and property in 62 islands across the Maldives. Heavy rainfall caused flooding on 36 islands, strong winds tore off roofs and felled trees on 22 islands, and swells were reported from four islands, the National Disaster Management Centre told local media. The flooding did […]
The barge “Kurimagu” of MTCC, carrying 3,300 tonnes of aggregate to HDh Kulhudhuffushi, capsized after it was caught in a storm. PHOTO/READER A barge carrying 3,300 tonnes of construction aggregate to Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island last Thursday was caught in the severe storm across the Maldives and capsized, Mihaaru has learnt. The barge, which […]
A local boat travels out of the Male harbour in rough seas. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) said on Saturday that homes in 57 islands across the Maldives were damaged by the severe weather caused by the cyclone that originated off the coast of neighbouring Sri Lanka during the weekend. According to […]
Tropical Cyclone OCKHI-17 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the Maximum sustained wind speed and the affected population and their vulnerability. Updated: this report is based on advisory number 12: (02 Dec 2017 16:19). Tropical Cyclone Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 185 km/h) from 29 Nov 2017 18:00 UTC to […]