UNDRO 91/0938
MALDIVES - STORMS/SURGES
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
4 JUNE 1991

1. TOWARDS END OF MAY, STORMS AND SURGES AFFECTED IN PARTICULAR FAR SOUTHERN AND FAR NORTHERN PARTS OF COUNTRY. THE 1,200 ISLANDS (202 ARE INHABITED) ARE ALL VERY LOW-LYING AND HENCE MOST VULNERABLE TO STORMS. IN RECENT YEARS CYCLONES IN REGION HAVE SPARED MALDIVES. THESE STORMS, HOWEVER, CAUSED MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS EVER RECORDED (90 MILES/HOUR) IN THIS COUNTRY.