heavy rains and resulting floods that lashed Sri Lanka over the last two weeks

Over 500,000 people are affected in Sri Lanka floods

Over 500,000 people have been affected by the heavy rains and resulting floods that lashed Sri Lanka over the last two weeks, the Sri Lankan government has said.

“The number of IDP’s (internalls displaced) affected by the floods is 18,908. A total of 220 houses had been destroyed and 1039 partially damaged in the Anuradhapura,Nuwara Eliya and Mannar Districts. In Angulana 64 houses were washed away due to the floods.”

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