Sand packs are being utilized to control the water level of Diyawanna Oya as the parliamentary complex at Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is in threat of being overflowed, said safeguard secretary Dr. Karunasena Hettiarachchi.
He likewise says the security powers have been conveyed to give alleviation to the general population influenced by the unfavorable climate.
19 locale influenced
Flooding has been accounted for from 19 locale.
Colombo has been the locale most exceedingly terrible influenced, while vehicular transportation stays upset in many zones of the nation.
A newborn child and seven other individuals have kicked the bucket in unfavorable climate related occurrences.
In Deraniyagala, an earth-slip executed two individuals and another remaining parts missing.
A man passed on and two ladies were protected after a hill of earth covered their home in Eheliyagoda.
The Disaster Management Center said 89,833 individuals have been influenced, and 31,851 of them have been protected at 106 transitory camps.
Around 150 houses have been harmed, said chief of the inside Pradeep Kodippili.
Individuals living in low-lying regions near Kelani River are being ousted.
The National Building Research Organization has announced nine areas as being inclined to earth-slips, and demands individuals to be cautious.
Job lost for fisher-people
Overwhelming downpours and solid winds have likewise kept the fisher-society from taking part in their job.
The Air Force saved two anglers after their vessel overturned at profound oceans.
In the interim, the Marawila coast is confronting genuine ocean disintegration, and individuals of the region demand powers to make prompt move.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Parliamentary complex debilitated with flooding
2016-05-17T00:11:00-07:00
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