COLOMBO, June 5 (Xinhua) The death toll from Sri Lanka's inclement weather conditions rose to 10 Saturday evening while 219,027 people were affected, the country's Disaster Management Center said.
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2021-06-05 18:05:29 GMT2021-06-06 02:05:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
COLOMBO, June 5 (Xinhua) The death toll from Sri Lanka s inclement weather conditions rose to 10 Saturday evening while 219,027 people were affected, the country s Disaster Management Center said.
According to the latest official statistics, eight districts had been severely affected by days of heavy rains and strong winds while 15,499 people had been moved to safer locations.
The Navy said earlier on Saturday that navy teams which had been deployed for emergency rescue operations had rescued 29 people trapped by floods in the Puttalam District in northwester Sri Lanka.
According to the Navy media unit, the 29 people including women and children were from 10 families. They were trapped by rising flood waters in their areas and had sent out a distress call.
The death toll from Sri Lanka s inclement weather conditions rose to 10 Saturday evening while 219,027 people were affected, the country s Disaster Management Center said.According to the latest official statistics, eight districts had been .