One body of a foreign tourist from Velavaru Island Resort, Dhaal Atoll, brought to Ma
5:01 pm: *One body of a foreign tourist from Velavaru Island Resort, Dhaal Atoll, brought to Male'. Damage at the resort extensive.*
4:37 pm: *Equator Village Resort, in Gan Island, Addu Atoll not affected*
4:26 pm: *Bandos Island Resort, North Male' Atoll not affected. 100 guests transferred to Bandos last night from Olhuveli Beach and Dhonveli Beach* * Embudu village and Summer Island Resorts unaffected*
3:14 pm: *British Foreign Office advises against all travel to Maldives*
3:08 pm: *tourists slept on roadsides in Male' yesterday, reports state*
2:32 pm: *Maldivian families in Colombo packing essential items to send to Maldives*
2:17 pm: *Reported shortage of SSB & CB radio sets in outer islands. Communication with outer islands is still down*
2:12pm: *Bravo Viaggi, an Italian travel agency, has received a phone call from their clients who were in Vilu Reef and are now in Ellaidhoo Tourist Resort. There are there 80 Italians there, who have lost all their belongings, and willing to fly back to Italy today. Travel agency appealing to the Maldives authorities and Sun Travel, owner of Vilu Reef, to coordinate with them their departure. The person to call is Mr. Pirani at the Ellaidhoo Tourist Resort at the number : 45 05 86 or 45 06 62*
1:44 pm: *Helpers in command centre in Male' complaining that a candidate for elections in Vaavu Atoll is putting his election stickers on aid packages destined for Vaavu Atoll*
1:19 pm: *Reethi Beach resort, Baa Atoll - no damage or casualties reported*
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