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RW instructs immediate relief to those affected by rains
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed all the District Secretaries to coordinate the relief work with the help of the Disaster Management Centre for those affected by the prevailing weather, the President's Media Division said.
The President also directed the officials to provide all necessary facilities including food and medicine to the affected people. He has advised the officials to pay special attention to the sanitary facilities of the affected people.
The President further instructed the District Secretaries to work in coordination with all the Divisional Secretaries and officials of the line ministries to get the support of government officials and the armed forces in this relief program.
According to the Disaster Management Centre report as of October 16 2022, 15,404 families in 52 Divisional Secretariats have been affected by the strong winds, landslides and floods that affected 11 districts namely Trincomalee, Galle, Kilinochchi, Kalutara, Gampaha, Colombo, Puttalam, Ratnapura, Kandy Hambantota and Kegalle.
Due to the prevailing weather, 03 people have been reported dead, 05 houses have been completely damaged and 193 were partially damaged.
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