Death toll increases to 20, 5 injured, one missing due to adverse weather: DMC

The death toll from the adverse weather conditions has  increased to 20, while five people have been injured and one person is missing, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.

A total of 17 districts, including 126 Divisional Secretariats in the country have been affected.

Meanwhile, 62,247 people in 17,481 families have been affected. 960 houses were partially damaged, and 18 houses were fully damaged.

A total of 1,498 people, belonging to 384 families, have been sent to 23 safe locations managed by the DMC provincial offices. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)