Ninteen Districts Were Flooded Due To Heavy Showers-125,000 Were Displaced

Large number of roads,highways and houses in Ninteen Districts of the Country were flooded and around 125,000 residents were  displaced today due to the heavy showers prevails  throughout the country since last night.The Roads in Balummahara,and Mirissa Junctions in Kandy the hill capital of Sri Lanka were also closed due to the Floods today.

Colombo,Gampaha and Kalutara Districts are the worst affected areas and  four deaths related to floods are reported up to now according to the government officials.Meanwhile President Mahinda Rajapaksha who was in Iran to attend G-15 Meating has advised the Government officials to provide an emergancy relief to the flood victims with immediate effect.The Met Department has announced today that the Heavy showers prevails in the country will continue further due to the preasure growing  in the bay of bengal at present.

Heavy showers caused flooding in roads and houses

Team of specialists on a drug mission

A team of specialists is due to fly back to india today to air lift the essential drugs which are out of stock at government hospitals these days.

Saline Is Depleting From The Medical Supplies Division- Health Ministry To Air Lift A Stock Of Saline From India

The Medical Supplies Division (MSD) and the Government Hospitals are facing a shortage of the essential life saving medicine  Saline as the saline stock remains in the MSD is only sufficient for meating the demand of tomorrow. according to the Medical Supplies Division sources.There is a severe shortage of Saline in government hospitals and the government pharmacies these days.

Meanwhile Health Ministry sent an Air Force  Plane to India this morning to bring a stock of saline sufficient for 14 days according to the Ministry sources.The Health Ministry has decided last friday to air lift the saline by using Air Force planes.However due to the technical difficulties experienced by the indian authorities the mission was suspended earlier sources said.

Four new ministers and two deputies appointed

State of emargancy extended