A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Friday, June 2, 2017
650,000 still marooned after floods: DMC
2017-06-01
Almost
650,000 people belonging to 170,486 families in 15 districts are still
affected by the floods as of last afternoon, the Disaster Management
Centre said today.
The 15 districts still affected are Ratnapura, Hambantota, Kalutara,
Matara, Matale, Gampaha, Colombo, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya, Vaviniya,
Mullaitivu, Colombo and Galle.
While the death toll rose to 206 by today, 92 persons were still
reported missing. The highest number of deaths was reported from
Ratnapura and it stood at 84 while 63 had died in Kalurata, 31 in
Matara, 15 in Galle and 4 in Kegalle.
Meanwhile, the Department of Meteorology predicted showers in the
Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central, North Central and North
Western provinces with occasional showers expected to exceed 75mm while
the seas could be rough.
The landslide warnings were still effective in Ratnapura, Kegalle, Galle, Kalutara, Hambantota and Nuwara Eliya Districts.
People in some areas including Bulathsinhala in Kalutara District were
still without electricity. At least 25,000 school children are said to
be left without school books and stationery in the affected areas.
It is anticipated that risk of diseases such as Dengue and diarrhea
could start spreading soon as the post flood era is approaching
gradually