31 May 2022 01:07 pm
The Sri Lanka Navy has deployed six relief teams in several places in the Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces as of Tuesday morning to provide relief to the people who live in vulnerable areas and are affected by flash floods, triggered by heavy showers in several parts of the island.
The relief teams were deployed as per the directives of the Navy C
ommander, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne. The Western Naval Command has despatched four flood relief teams to Rathnapura.
The Southern Naval Command has sent out two relief teams to the Thawalama area in Galle.
Meanwhile, the Navy teams deployed in Ratnapura are currently engaged in flood relief efforts, easing the burden of school children and the public, with a minor flood situation in the area around Delgoda Bridge on Kalawana-Pothupitiya road in Ratnapura.
In addition, teams comprising of sailors attached to three flood relief teams are being kept on standby in the Western Naval Command, eight in the Southern Naval Command, and 18 teams in the Northwestern Naval Command in order to provide relief and lifesaving. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)