QUOTES FOR LIFR

Water Board To Supply 200 Workers For Cleaning Wells In Flooded Areas

The Water Supplies and drainage Board has decided to

provide 200 water board workers to clean wells in the areas that floods completely receded.

Government has yesterday (30) requested the public to assist providing water pumps to clean wells in flood receded areas.

To clean water in wells ,MOH Offices and public
Health Inspectors  will provide chlorine.

Another Mountain In Openayake Area Is In Threat Of Landsliding

A mountain in Akarella,Opanayake at Ratnapura

District is in threat of landsliding the Ratnapura District authorities have stated.

Due to this 180 familes have been evacuvated from the area.

Two Brothers Were Killed Due To A Three Wheeler-Lorry collision

Two brothers of a same family were killed after the

three wheeler they were travelling in colliding with a Lorry in Pahalawewa area on Dambulle-Galewela main road this morning (31) .

The deceased had been identified as 33 and 35 year old residents of Ranwadiyawa,Galewela area.

Met Department Has Predicted Heavy Showers During Next 36 Hours

The department of Meteorology has this evening (31)

announced that during next 36 hours  begining from tonigbt(31) heavy showers  will be occurred  assisted with strong winds time to time in Sabaragamuwa,  Southern and central provinces as well as in Western Province and Puttalam district .

Strong winds up to 50 kilo meters per hour may occur in polonnaruwa,Trincomalee,Matale districts and in southern province.

Adverse Weather-Death Toll Has Been Increased To 203- 44 school Children Among Them

The death toll occurred due to the Adverse weather

conditions affected  in 15 districts throughout the island had arisen to 203 this evening (31)  and there are 44 school children among them  according to the officials  .

Another 96 persons went missing due to landslides and floods including 08 school Children and 63 persons have been injured the Disaster Mangement Center has stated.

Up todate more than six hundrad  thousand persons have been displaced and affected due to adverse weather it has been revealed.

The highest number of deaths which is 84 had reported from Ratnapura District and 83 deaths reported from Kalutara district.

Most flooded areas and roads connected to the Southern Expressway still under water and the water overflowed from  Ging and Nilwala rivers receding slowly in Ratnapura,Galle and Matara districts it has been reported.

 The Godagama entry point of the Southern Expressway still submerged and closed for traffic.

HEALTH TIP -A FLOOD RELATED DISEASE