More than 88 percent affected by floods back home
Nadira GUNATILLEKE
Around 88 percent of the people in Colombo who were affected by
floods have already returned home. Around 185,000 people in Colombo were
displaced due to floods, a Petroleum Industries Ministry spokesman said.
According to the spokesman, there are still 22,297 persons in refugee
camps. The total number of families still in shelters in the Colombo
district is 5,504. They will be provided with food and other
requirements until being resettled in their homes. Colombo District Co-ordinating
Committee Chairman Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha
revealed those details during a committee meeting held recently, he
said.
It was decided to inform all relevant Provincial Council and local
authorities to clean all blocked drains located within their limits.
Water pumps will be provided to clean all wells. A report will be
made on a list of vulnerable drainage and flood affected households, he
added.
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