2015-09-30
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Flood
- Country: Sri Lanka
- Occurrence Date (UTC):
- SA activation Date(UTC): 30 September, 2015
- Requester: Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
- Escalation to the International Charter:
- GLIDE Number:
Disaster Situation
At least 18,917 persons have been affected by the severe weather condition prevailing in the Southern Province for several days, the Disaster Management Center said. Close to 13,057 persons of 3,411 families in the Galle District had been affected by heavy rains, floods and landslides. At least 14 houses had been fully damaged. Kadawathsathara, Habaraduwa, Bope-Poddala and Imaduwa Divisional Secretariat areas were the most affected in the Galle district, the DMC said. Meanwhile, 5,860 persons in Matara District have also been affected due to the bad weather.
http://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/sri-lanka-severe-weather-disaster-management-centre-sri-lanka-red-cross-sri-lanka
http://www.dailymirror.lk/89369/18-000-affected-due-to-adverse-weather
https://www.dropbox.com/s/11tvhuvtw4zz7d2/flood%20warning.pdf