Around 146 persons have died and more than 400,000 persons have been displaced and affected due to the adverse weather affected 14 districts of the country up to now according to the Disaster Management Center.
Although the Center has stated that around 112 went missing due to the situation according to the reports received from provinces the number may have be higher than this .
Although the Center has stated that around 112 went missing due to the situation according to the reports received from provinces the number may have be higher than this .
Army,Navy and Air force teams are continuing their rescue missions to save those who are stranded in many flood and landslide affected areas.
Meanwhile floods in most of the cities in Southern Province reported as still remains and the city Of Neluwa and surrounding villages are still submerged with several feats of water it has been reported.
Ratnapura City including Kiriella and paddy fields and several houses near Sinharaja Forest and many areas in Hambanthota including Kapuhenwala in Tangalle are still under water.Several areas in Galle including Udugama and Millaniya are being submerged and transport activities have been disrupted due to this ,Boats are being used to transport people in these areas at present.
The water levels in Nilwala ,Kalu and Ging are increasing rapidly and the water level of Kukule ganga also increased.Due to the overflowing of Nilwala river several areas in Matara district have submerged and several areas in the District currently under threat of floods according to the authorities.
In western province several areas in Kalutara District including Bulathsinghale ,Naragala,Thebuwana and Nagoda still under water it has been reported .Due to the overflowing of Kelani river Kaelanimulla , Kaduwela areas and some roads in Kolonnawa have been submerged.
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