Over 38,000 displaced due to floods in N. Sri Lanka
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Xinhua, December 22, 2011
Over 38,000 people in former war- torn northern Sri Lanka have been displaced due to heavy rains and floods, Disaster Management Center said on Wednesday.
More than 10,000 families were displaced in four districts in the Northern Province while the worst affected was former Tamil Tiger rebel administrative districts Kilinochchi, Deputy Director of the Disaster Management Center (DMC) Pradeep Kodippili told Xinhua.
In Kilinochchi alone, 14456 persons were displaced and over 5000 of them have been sent to 31 internally displaced camps. Other districts that were affected with the heavy rain were Mannar, Jaffna and Mullaitive which were also recovering from three decades civil war in the country.
"The DMC has set up 41 welfare centers to provide relief to the displaced and working round the clock to provide necessary assistance," Kodippili said.
Thirty three main reservoirs around the country were overflowing due to continuous heavy rains and the Department of Irrigation has warned people living in low lying areas to be vigilant as the water levels in other reservoirs are to be overflowed.
Meanwhile the country's Meteorological Department predicted more heavy rains and strong winds in northern and eastern parts of the country due to the north-east monsoonal conditions that have intensified.
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