The bad weather and unusually strong winds being experienced across the country has left a wake of destruction in many islands of the Maldives. A Police Media Official cited officials from storm ravaged Baa atoll as saying that the severe storms had caused serious damages in Baa atoll Eydhafushi. The strong winds had blown off the roofs of several houses and felled many breadfruits trees in the island, he said. The official said that although no one had been injured in any of the incidents so far many houses and private properties had been left destroyed or damaged by the storm. "Many roofs were blown off and several houses were damaged,' the Police Media Official said. "A breadfruit tree was uprooted by the wind and fell on top of the Cable TV service antenna. The Cable TV service has been disconnected since then.' During the storm that hit Male' on Monday night wind speeds were at a record high at around 62mph. The next morning wind speeds were still very high at 59mph, according to the Meteorological Department. In Haa Alifu atoll Hanimaadhoo winds were measured at speeds of 56mph and wind speeds of up to 51mph were recorded in Laamu atoll Kaddhoo. Many of the northern atolls have also reported severe damages being caused by the bad weather, including uprooted trees and damages to public property. According to a Haveeru reporter in Haa Dhaalu atoll, Dhiraagu phone signlas and Bank of Maldives services were unavailable in Haa Alifu and Haa Dhaalu atoll. The Police Station at Haa Alifu atoll said that the roofs of some houses in Utheemu and Ihavandhoo had been ripped off and blown away by the wind. The Senior Assistant of the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll Chief, Mohamed Nizar, said that the storms had caused flooding in many islands in the atoll and that several farms in many islands had been either damaged or completely destroyed. He also said that high ocean swells had been reported in some of the islands. Officials from the Laamu atoll Maabaidhoo Office said that the wall of a house in the island had been felled and the roof of another house blown off during the storm. The residents of the house with the missing roof were moved to a temporary shelter for the night. Many of the islands in the atoll had also reported severe flooding, the officials said. The storms that had lashed Male' during the last few nights also caused considerable amount of damage. The tin roof-sheets of a house had been blown off by the wind and thrown into the window of a nearby shop, smashing the window. Police also reported that falling debris from tall buildings under construction had caused many damages to nearby buildings. The Maldives National Defence Force reported yesterday that during the last 24 hours 14 reports of damages to buildings caused by the extreme weather had been submitted to them. The Meteorological Department has forecast strong winds, rough seas and heavy rainfall during the next 24 hours.