State of emergency called in the Maldives
A state of emergency has been called in the Maldives for 15 days amid a political crisis.
Security forces have been deployed in the capital Male and visitors have been advised by the FCO to exercise caution and avoid any protests or rallies.
But the FCO added that there are no reports that outlying islands, resorts or Male International Airport are affected.
Kuoni said it was monitoring the situation closely alongside its resort team, FCO and travel partners, but added: "All resorts continue to operate as normal and people are continuing with their holidays.
"All our guests fly into the airport, located on a separate island, and are transferred directly to their resorts via seaplane or boat, and there is no impact on holiday resorts or the airport, with flights operating as normal.
"In reality very few of our guests choose to travel to Male and for the time being we’re advising against visiting the capital. There are no cancellations and normal booking conditions apply."
Hours after the state of emergency was called, police arrested the country’s chief justice of the Supreme Court and another judge.
No details were given about the reason for the arrests.
The political unrest began when President Abdulla Yameen refused to obey a court order to release political dissidents.
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