Around 14 persons were killed and nearly 700,000 persons displaced due to the land slides mud slides and floods occurred throughout the island during past few days as a result of the heavy showers. The worst affected district is Badulle where around 10 deaths have been reported .At Ripola in Badulle District 6 persons were killed due to a land slide occurred at a area where 5 houses situated and another 4 are missing according to the sources.
Meanwhile president Mahinda Rajapaksha has instructed the authorities to provide urgent relief to the affected people due to adverse weather condition .The rescue efforts carrying out out by Tri forces in the affected areas have been hampered due to electricity cuts caused due to floods.
