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Maldives shuts govt offices as record rainfall triggers severe flooding

Colombo, Mar 3 (UNI) Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu ordered the closure of government offices and institutions on Sunday in response to severe flooding caused by the highest daily accumulated rainfall in the country's history, PSM News, the official state media of the Maldives, reported.
The Maldives Meteorological Service, in a post on X, said it recorded 296 millimetres of rainfall in the 24 hours ended at 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
The president's decision follows continuous rainfall, which has resulted in significant hardship to the people, PSM News said.
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