COLOMBO, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 400,000 Sri Lankans have been affected by inclement weather by yesterday afternoon, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
Pradeep Kodippili, director of the DMC, said 401,707 individuals across Sri Lanka have been affected by severe weather conditions, adding that, 12 people were dead while two others were still missing.
To assist those affected, members of the armed forces and police were deployed in 210 teams, equipped with 239 boats, he said.
Sri Lanka has been hit by heavy rains in the past few days, due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal, which has now developed into a cyclone.
Rains are to subside from tomorrow, according to Sri Lanka’s meteorological department.– NNN-XINHUA
