Floods Subsided In Many Districts While The Death Toll Risen To 101

As floods subsided in many of the 22 districts which it affected last week the death toll due to floods and landslides occurred in the island has risen to 101 according to Disaster Management Center(DMC).

Around 100 persons still reported as missing at the landslide site in Aranayake,Kegalle(In Central Province).

According to the DMC around 530 houses in the island completely destroyed due to floods and another 4000 were partly damaged.

One third  of the 650,000  residents in Colombo District were vacated their houses due to the floods occurred last week it has been reported.However as the water levels in flooded areas decreasing those who went for safe places began to return their houses and still around 15,000 people are staying in schools and temples in flooded areas in Colombo according to reports.

Schools in Kolonnawa and Wellmapitiya areas still closed down as the flood victims are staying in those schools.