The Death Toll Due To Floods Risen To 18- 47 Injuries Reported

The death toll due to the floods occurred as a result of the heavy showers prevails in the island now reached to 18 and there are 47 injured persons so far according to the National Disaster Management Center.According the Center the number of displaced persons reported up to now is nearly 970,000 .

The Director General of the Disaster Management Center Major General Gamini Hetiarachchi has said that 11,388 homes have been partly damaged while 1609 houses have been damaged fully,Around 200 tanks too damaged due to the floods according to him.

The Meteorological Department meanwhile said that the heavy showers prevails in most parts of the Country will continue another few days and declared that  this is the worst ever showers experienced by the country from thirty years.

Adverse Weather- Authorities Issued Land Slides Warning To Ten Districts

As heavy showers continues in most parts of the island today as well The National Building Research Organization(NBRO) today issued warnings of Land Slide to Ten Districts .The ten districts received the land slide warnings including the districts of Matale,Badulla and Kandy in the Hill Country.

According to the NBRO the poorly built constructions in the sloped areas of these districts contributes heavily towards the reported land slides so far.

Government Has Allocated Rs.100 Million For Flood Victims

The Government has allocated a sum of Rs.100 million for flood victims according to the Government sources. All relief programes will be carried out through the District Secretariats along with Divisional Secretaries and Tri Service Personals .

Floods Displaced 750,000 People Island Wide

According to the Meteorology Department heavy showers prevails in the most parts of the country since yesterday will continue further .Around 750,000 people displaced island wide mostly in the Batticloe and Ampara areas of Eastern Province due to the floods caused by heavy showers

Education Ministry To Close Schools In Eastern Province And Kandy Due To Bad Weather

The Education Ministry has decided to closed all Schools in Eastern Province for Five days starting tomorrow and Schools in Kandy tomorrow due to the adverse weather conditions prevails in these areas.

Earth Slip In Hill Capital Buried 14 People - 4 Died And 3 Are Still Missing

14 people were buried under the rubble and 7 of them rescued due to a Huge Earth Slip taken place in Gatambe of the hill capital Kandy District this morning.Another 4 bodies buried under the rubble were recovered by this eve and 3 are still missing according to the Police..The rescued persons were admitted to the Kandy General Hospital for treatment.

A huge rock was toppled on few houses situated in Deveni Rajasinha Road near Gatambe area and abandoned the area.

Veteran Sri Lankan Cricketers Sanath And Vaas Excluded From The World Cup Cricket Squad

Sri Lankan Cricket Selectors excluded the veteran opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and the pace bowler Chaminda Vaas from the Sri Lanka's Final 15  player squad selected to play  for the forthcoming World Cup Cricket Tournament scheduled to begin in sub continent next month.The Sports Ministry has already approved the selected squad according to the Sri Lanka Cricket Sources.

The Final 15 players who are  selected for the World Cup are as follows.


1.    Kumar Sangakkara
2.    Mahela Jayawardena
3.    TM Dilshan
4.    Muttiah Muralitharan
5.    Thisara Perera
6.    Angelo Mathews
7.    Upul Tharanga
8.    Lasith Malinga
9.    Chamara Silva
10.    Thilan Samaraweera
11.    Chamara Kapugedara
12.    Nuwan Kulasekara
13.    Ajantha Mendis
14.    Dilhara Fernando
15.    Rangana Herath