Around 11 Persons Died And NEARLY 85,000 Affected Due To Adverse Weather-Kalu River Began To Overflow -DMC

Around 84,943 persons belonging to 18,542 families have been affected due to the Adverse Weather condition and 11 persons have died due to the accidents related to the Adverse Weather up to 10 a.m this morning according to the Disaster Management Center(DMC).

At the moment low land areas in Madurawala and Millaniya in Ratnapura are being submerged due to flood waters as a result of overflowing of Kalu River it has been reported.

Due to the overflowing of Kelani River Kaduwela,Hanwella and Kaduwela-Biyagama areas  are being submerged .

Navy relief teams and other forces have moved a large number of persons in these submerged areas to safe places .

Heavy showers continues in many districts including Colombo at the moment.

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More Than 100 Mili Meters Of Rain Expected In Many Provinces Today (23)-Water Levels Of Many Rivers To Be Increased-Met Dept

More than 100 mili meters of Rain is being expected today(23) and tomorrow(24) in Western,Sabaragamuwa,North Western and Central provinces and Galle and Matara areas according to the Meteorology Department.

If the rain continues further the water levels of many rivers including Kelani,Gin and Nilwala currently receding due to the low rain fall experienced  yesterday (22) will again rise the Department has stated.

Meanwhile three Sluice gates of the Udawalawe Reservoir have been opened this morning (23) due to the  heavy showers experiencing in the area the Irrigation Department has stated.The people lives in low land areas should be vigilant over possible floods due to this it has announced.

 

 Ratnapura is the worst affected district due to the current floods and many roads and places in the District are still under water it has been reported.

More than 70,000 persons in 17 districts are being affected due to the current Adverse Weather and 09 deaths have been reported up to last night (22).

A 17 Year Old Student Has Drowned After Jumping In To The Gin Oya(River)

A 17 year old student from  Lunuwila ,Wennappuwa had drowned and disappeared in Gin Oya (River) last evening (22) after he had jumped in to the Oya for fun according to the Wennappuwa Police.

The disappeared student had been drifted away by the strong waves of the Oya it has been revealed.

The incident occurred after the disappeared student and few others  visiting the Gin Oya area to view the current  flood situation .While viewing the floods the student had suddenly jumped in to the Oya it according to reports.