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Inclement weather rocks country:

Eight die, thousands hit

The gusty winds that blew across the Southern coastal belt left eight persons dead and affected thousands yesterday. A total of 6,153 persons belonging to 1,281 families were affected by the inclement weather around the country.

Traffic affected by floods

Matara district reported the highest number of people affected by the bad weather.

The Police and Security Forces along with government officials were deployed to provide relief to the affected. Over 120 houses were fully damaged and 1,025 houses partially damaged by the gale.

According to a spokesman at the Disaster Management Centre, the highest number of deaths were reported from the Matara district.

Traffic on many roads in the Matara, Galle and Hambantota districts were obstructed due to trees falling on roads while the power supply was also interrupted in the area. The highest number of affected persons were reported from the Matara and Weligama Divisional Secretariat divisions.

Roofs of a number of houses including schools in the Matara district were blown off.

Badulla, Batticaloa, Moneragala, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts also experienced heavy rain. Sluice gates of Nachchaduwa tank and Kala Wewa in the Anuradhapura district were opened with the water reaching spill level.

Over 700 persons belonging to 204 families were affected in the Batticaloa district.

A number of schools and houses were partly damaged due to the gusty winds experienced along the coastal belt from Tangalle to Ambalangoda.

According to the Matara District Disaster Management Co-ordinator Capt S C K Balasooriya the wind cause damages to many properties in the coastal belt. Roofs of many houses in the coastal belt in Matara have been blown away. Disaster Management Centre officials said the damage caused by the gusty winds has not been estimated.

 

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