Rain and flood havoc affect 6,000 families

Disna Mudalige

Around 17,000 people belonging to 4,500 families have been affected and another 1,500 families displaced due to the floods caused by heavy rains that lashed the country during last two days, Disaster Management Centre Deputy Director of Media Sarath Lal Kumara told the Daily News yesterday.

He said immediate assistance and relief are being provided to the affected and displaced persons through District Secretariats of the respective regions. He noted that measures have been

Accordingly, the thermal power requirement has decreased to 57 percent of the total energy requirement of the country.

Taken to distribute cooked meals and dry ration among the affected . Gampaha district was the worst hit by the inclement weather, where 15,132 people belonging to 3453 families have been affected. Five temporary camps have been set up in this district and 1234 displaced belonging to 256 families have been provided shelter in them.

Another 1836 people belonging to 469 families have been affected in the Mannar district due to floods. One thousand families in Mulathivu have been affected due to overflowing of tanks.