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| Tuesday, 10 June 2003 |
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P. D. A. S. Gunasekera, Ratnapura Group Corr. The Deputy Director of Health Services for Ratnapura Dr. Athula Dangolla in a review of the post-flood and landslide situation of the Sabaragamuwa Province, sounded a note of warning, that a serious outbreak of communicable diseases including diarrhoea and dysentery were imminent. He said that measures should be taken to protect the people in the disaster-struck areas without delay. The most pressing problems in the preventive-care programme under way was the supply of pure drinking water and proper toilet facilities in the flooded areas where a dearth of pure drinking water and toilets existed. Ratnapura, Elapatha, Kuruwita, Nivitigala, Ayagama and Kalawana have been pinpointed as the worst affected areas, in which assistance was most needed in that respect to prevent an outbreak of an epidemic, the review revealed. Most of the areas which went under floods and landslides had either disappeared, or were filled up with earth and needed cleaning. This task could not be undertaken by the victims, most of whom were still in rehabilitation camps or in dilapidated huts. Another major problem was the scarcity of vehicles for the distribution of aid and assistance. The Health Ministry, despite difficulties had received yeoman service from the foreign medical teams, Health Services Department spokesman told the Daily News. Thanks to the selfless service of the Indian medical team working round the clock the preventive services, so far, had managed to keep any possible epidemic at bay in most of the affected areas, he added. |
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