214817 affected by floods and rain

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By Gandhya Senanayake

More than 214817 persons belonging to more than 56803 families have been affected due to floods and heavy rain in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and several other districts in the island, while 3134 are currently displaced, the Disaster Management Center said.

Seven hundred and forty four families have been sheltered in ten camps in Batticaloa District and six camps are located in Trincomalee District which are providing relief supplies to those affected by floods and rain.

Hundred houses were fully damaged and 434 were partially damaged due to floods in Batticaloa and Kandy Districts.

Meanwhile 05 Sluice gate were opened in Rajanganaya tank, 02 Sluice gate were opened in Kalawewa. Tisawewa, Basawakkulama & Nachchaduwa tanks which were over flowing today. Fourteen families vulnerable due to flooding were evacuated to Weligolla Church in those areas. (Daily Mirror online)

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anonymous Monday, 27 December 2010 08:03 AM

So sad!. Anyone can call me anything they like, but the truth is, Sri Lanka will never recover from these natural desasters as long as this 'Adarmishta' regime exists.
The next epedemic will be 'Cholera' for sure. The negative energies of the innocent civillians (on both sides), fell during the three decades will be there for a very long time to come.
It is time to open the hearts of the once compassionate, loving and caring Ceylonese people to the present situation.
My you all be well in 2011.

kassa Monday, 27 December 2010 08:23 AM

After Tsunami this is the Bad year which Sri lankans are suffered.

pbj Monday, 27 December 2010 09:56 AM

So , Millions affected by the price of commodities!

Kelby Monday, 27 December 2010 05:36 PM

The people who are affected are the poor and the feeble. Do the Govt. care? This is another way of suffocating the people in the North and the east.

Arshad Kaleel Tuesday, 28 December 2010 05:16 AM

Oh My God! poor people. May God bless them with Shelter.
We Sri Lankans should help them in any way possible by us and as per our strengths.

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