Gampaha hit by rains
Ishara Mudugamuwa
Gampaha district has been badly affected by the prevailing rainy
weather conditions.
Around 2,212 people from 479 families in the Wattala area have been
affected by floods caused by torrential rains. Of these, 331 persons
from 81 families are housed at the Welikadamulla Siddhartha College and
relatives. Cooked meals were provided by the DS Office, Disaster
Management Centre sources said.
Another six persons in Laggala in the Matale district have been
affected by lightning related incidents and 14 persons in Akurana and
Koralaya areas have been affected by heavy rains and strong winds.
According to reports 2,232 persons belonging to 484 families in Gampaha,
Kandy and Matale districts have been affected from the prevailing rainy
weather condition. Meanwhile, Meteorological Department Duty Forecaster
Prabodini Karunapala said wet weather conditions will continue
throughout the country for another week due to the atmospheric
disturbances close to Sri Lanka.
"Thundershowers can be expected, especially during the afternoon and
night.
Sri Lanka is currently experiencing inter monsoonal weather
conditions and the Southwest monsoon is expected by the end of May," she
said. |