Severe Weather Wrecks Manta Air Seaplane

A Manta Air seaplane sustained extensive damage during severe weather that hit the Maldives on Wednesday. Multiple weather alerts were issued for several regions, including Malé area. Video showed the plane with its nose shattered and right wing broken, repeatedly slammed against the beach by waves. A Manta Air official said the plane was docked at a platform near a resort in Malé Atoll when mooring lines severed due to rough conditions. The plane is being repaired. The Maldives Meteorological Service warned of three more days of rough conditions as a weather system moves from east of the Maldives into the Arabian Sea.

A Manta Air seaplane sustained extensive damage during severe weather that hit the Maldives on Wednesday. Multiple weather alerts were issued for several regions, including Malé area. Video showed the plane with its nose shattered and right wing broken, repeatedly slammed against the beach by waves. A Manta Air official said the plane was docked at a platform near a resort in Malé Atoll when mooring lines severed due to rough conditions. The plane is being repaired. The Maldives Meteorological Service warned of three more days of rough conditions as a weather system moves from east of the Maldives into the Arabian Sea.

A Manta Air seaplane sustained extensive damage during severe weather that hit the Maldives on Wednesday. Multiple weather alerts were issued for several regions, including Malé area. Video showed the plane with its nose shattered and right wing broken, repeatedly slammed against the beach by waves. A Manta Air official said the plane was docked at a platform near a resort in Malé Atoll when mooring lines severed due to rough conditions. The plane is being repaired. The Maldives Meteorological Service warned of three more days of rough conditions as a weather system moves from east of the Maldives into the Arabian Sea.

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