Agriculture fields in Haa Alif Baarah, Gaaf Alif Nilandhoo and all islands of Laamu Atoll have been damaged in the heavy rainfall experienced across the country.
Local daily Haveeru reported today that 90 percent of farmland in Laamu Atoll was “destroyed” by the rain.
Laamu Atoll Council Chair Mohamed Rasheed told the newspaper that 80 percent of farmers in the atoll would cease to have a source of income. Farmers in the southern atoll earn a monthly average income of between MVR20,000 to MVR30,000, Rasheed said.
He added that the rain also damaged some homes, including 29 households in Fonadhoo.
Of the 11 inhabited islands in Laamu atoll, only three reported no damages, Rasheed said.
Moreover, as a result of damage to a sewerage pump in the island of Gan, waste was spreading into the island from two junctions.
The rains that started on Monday evening lasted non-stop until Tuesday night, he said.
Meanwhile, Nilandhoo Councillor Asif Mohamed told Sun Online that 280 fields in the island have been completely destroyed.
Heavy rains meanwhile flooded agriculture fields in Haa Alif Baarah.
Baarah Councillor Hussain Fahmy told Haveeru that floodwaters have not receded from the farmlands as of this afternoon. Heavy rains continued to fall last night, he said.
Damage to wooden stoves was also causing difficulties for islanders, the councilor added.
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