2020-12-02
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Storm
- Country: Sri Lanka
- Occurrence Date (UTC): 2 December, 2020
- SA activation Date(UTC): 2 December, 2020
- Requester: Ministry of Disaster Management
- Escalation to the International Charter:
- GLIDE Number:
Disaster Situation
According to the GENERAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS issued by the Department of Meteorology Sri Lanka. The deep depression is expected to intensify further into a cyclonic storm and very likely to cross Sri Lanka. Due to this situation, the rainy and windy condition is expected to enhance considerably over the island. The depression area in the south-east Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a deep depression and lay centered 460 km southeast to Trincomalee at 1130 hrs today (01st December). The system is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours. The cyclonic storm ‘ BUREVI’ very likely to cross Sri Lanka and the system is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross the eastern coast of Sri Lanka between Batticaloa and Point-Pedro around tomorrow (02nd December) evening/night. Intermittent showers/thundershowers will occur in the Eastern, Northern, Northern-central, North-western, Central, and Sabaragamuwa provinces. Very heavy rainfall above 200mm can be expected at some places. Therefore on behalf of the Director-General of the Disaster Management Centre Sri Lanka, request to activate Sentinal Asia.
http://www.dmc.gov.lk/images/dmcreports/Weather_Bulletin_of_Low_Pressure_area_in_the_South-East_of_Bay_of_Bengal_at_1600hrs_on_2020__1606822772.pdf
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After Disaster
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