UPDATE: Death toll due to adverse weather climbs to 15
June 2, 2014
The death toll from landslides and flooding due to the prevailing adverse weather condition affecting parts of the country has risen to 15 while one person has been reported missing, police said.
Twelve of the 15 deaths have taken place in the Kalutara District, the worse affected from flooding after heavy rainfall, while other 3 have been reported from Colombo and Matara districts.
Seven deaths have been reported from Mathugama, 3 from Bulathsinhala and one each from Meegahatenna and Welipenna. Three of them are said to be women (47, 45, 22) while two are children (8, 9).
The two deaths in the Colombo District were caused when a wall had collapsed on a couple at a residence in Malabe this morning.
A 27-year-old youth died in Hiniduma while am 35-year-old man has been reported missing from Akuressa in the Matara District.
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued a landslide warning for Kalutara and Galle districts in view of the inclement weather conditions in those areas.
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) had dispatched 2 helicopters to assist those affected by floods in the Kalutara District.
Meanwhile the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that the power supply to flooded areas such as Matugama, Kitulgoda, Bulathsinhala and Kukuleganga in the Kalutara District has been disconnected for public safety.
Several main roads and byroads in Colombo, Kalutara and Galle are inundated due to inclement weather conditions.
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) says that a large number of people have been affected by floods in Kalutara, Mathugama and Agalawatta and that many have been left strandedint heir homes.
Five teams have been sent to rescue them with assistance from the navy and air force, the DMC said.
Showery weather is expected to continue in the Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara and Ratnapura districts. Heavy showers are also likely at some places (more than 100mm of rainfall)
A severe weather advisory issued by Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology states that sudden roughness of the sea areas associated with sudden increase of wind speed (up to 70-80kmph) over the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Pottuvil via Colombo and Hambantota is possible, due to the active cloudiness in the Western sea area.
Heavy showers are also expected in the aforementioned sea areas. The Met Department requested naval and fishing communities to be vigilant.
Twelve of the 15 deaths have taken place in the Kalutara District, the worse affected from flooding after heavy rainfall, while other 3 have been reported from Colombo and Matara districts.
Seven deaths have been reported from Mathugama, 3 from Bulathsinhala and one each from Meegahatenna and Welipenna. Three of them are said to be women (47, 45, 22) while two are children (8, 9).
The two deaths in the Colombo District were caused when a wall had collapsed on a couple at a residence in Malabe this morning.
A 27-year-old youth died in Hiniduma while am 35-year-old man has been reported missing from Akuressa in the Matara District.
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued a landslide warning for Kalutara and Galle districts in view of the inclement weather conditions in those areas.
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) had dispatched 2 helicopters to assist those affected by floods in the Kalutara District.
Meanwhile the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that the power supply to flooded areas such as Matugama, Kitulgoda, Bulathsinhala and Kukuleganga in the Kalutara District has been disconnected for public safety.
Several main roads and byroads in Colombo, Kalutara and Galle are inundated due to inclement weather conditions.
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) says that a large number of people have been affected by floods in Kalutara, Mathugama and Agalawatta and that many have been left strandedint heir homes.
Five teams have been sent to rescue them with assistance from the navy and air force, the DMC said.
Showery weather is expected to continue in the Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara and Ratnapura districts. Heavy showers are also likely at some places (more than 100mm of rainfall)
A severe weather advisory issued by Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology states that sudden roughness of the sea areas associated with sudden increase of wind speed (up to 70-80kmph) over the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Pottuvil via Colombo and Hambantota is possible, due to the active cloudiness in the Western sea area.
Heavy showers are also expected in the aforementioned sea areas. The Met Department requested naval and fishing communities to be vigilant.
