Japan helps flood victims

The Japanese Government will donate emergency relief items worth Japanese Yen 14.3 million (Rs. 13.6 million) to the Sri Lankan Government for immediate distribution among the flood affected in the Ampara, Badulla, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala and Matale Districts, the Japanese Embassy said in a press release.

This emergency relief assistance includes 20 tents, 20 plastic sheets, 150 sleeping pads, 600 portable jerry cans, 10 water purification systems, 10 water tanks. These items will be distributed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.