President Abdullah Yameen has declared that all Government ‎offices will be closed from 9th to 11th December, in a directive issued by the ‎President’s office on Monday.

In the directive, it was announced that the Government offices ‎were closed to alleviate the difficulties faced by the public, due to ‎the current water shortage, brought on by the fire that broke out at the ‎Maldives Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC). However, the directive states that the President’s Office will be open from 10:00am to 1:00 pm.