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Heavy rain, floods kill at least 17 in Sri Lanka

Men float along a flooded road during a COVID-19 curfew in Biyagama, near Colombo, Sri Lanka June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte COLOMBO (Reuters) - Heavy rain has lashed Sri Lanka triggering floods and landslides that have killed at least 17 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes, officials said on Monday. After days of rain, rivers on the island nation s southern and western plains overflowed on the weekend, inundating low-lying areas and forcing thousands into relief centers Water levels are receding but landslide warnings are still in place in 10 districts, Pradeep Kodippili, assistant director of the National Disaster Management Centre, said in a statement.

Floods, mudslides kill 3 in Sri Lanka, over 5,000 displaced

Floods, mudslides kill 3 in Sri Lanka, over 5,000 displaced June 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Flash floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka triggered by heavy rains have killed at least three people and left two missing, while more than 5,000 are displaced, officials said Saturday. Rains have been pouring in six districts of the Indian Ocean island nation since Thursday night, and many paddy fields and roads have been inundated, blocking traffic. Two people died in floods and one in a mudslide, said Pradeep Kodippili of the government s Disaster Management Center. Another two are missing in floods. Figures released by the government showed more than 5,000 people have moved to temporary shelters and nearly 500 houses have been damaged.

6 dead, 5 missing after floods, landslides hit Sri Lanka - La Prensa Latina Media

6 dead, 5 missing after floods, landslides hit Sri Lanka - La Prensa Latina Media
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WEATHER ALERT: Warnings issued for landslides and heavy rainfall

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Organization issued a Level 02 Landslide Early Warning for multiple areas in Galle and Kalutara Districts. The Level 02 Alert was issued for the Yakkalamulla, Elpitiya, Nagoda, Neluwa, Baddegama, Niyagama, and Thawalama Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Galle Districts. The Level 02 Alert was also issued for the Bulathsinhala, Mathugama, Ingiriya, Walallawita, Agalawatta, Dodangoda, Palindanuwara, and Horana Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Kalutara District. The announcement by the NBRO also added that people who live in other Divisional Secretariat Divisions of Kalutara, Beruwala, Millaniya, Madurawala, and Panadura should be vigilant in cutting failures in Kalutara District.

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