Health Authorities Have Advised The Public In Flood Affected Areas Not To Use Well Water To Drink Until Purify

Health Authorities have advised the public in flood affected areas not to use the well water for drinking purposes until the Public Health Inspectors (PHI's) advise them to  do so.A large number of wells in flood affected areas have been reported as polluted due to the recent floods and the water in these wells need to remove twice and chlorinated before using the water again authorities have stated.

The MOH Offices are  providing the chlorine to purify the well water and in some flood affected areas the cleaning of wells already began it has been reported.

Meanwhile the landslide threats are still prevailing in some districts in the island it has been reported.