Forty have been feared dead and hundreds buried in landslides in Sri Lanka after torrential rains and flash floods lashed the island country over the last two days.
With the disaster forcing people out of their homes, around 2,00,000 people have found refuge in welfare centres while estimates are as many as 3,46,000 people have been affected by the disaster, according a CNN news report.
Rains lashed the country throughout Tuesday, flooding a major part of Colombo. Sri Lanka Red Cross said its employees have been placed on alert to assist anyone who may be affected by the bad weather.
Relief operations are continuing and the military has been deployed in several areas, according to news reports.
The armed forces have also been put on alert. As many as eight districts have been issued landslide warnings, PTI reported.
According to the weather department, Katunayake, just outside Colombo, recorded the highest rain fall of more than 260 millimeters over the past two days.
However, the situation seems to be getting better with rains easing on Wednesday.
"The low pressure area is moving away from Sri Lanka so the rainy conditions over the island will be reduced to some extent, but strong wind conditions will continue for a few more days," PTI reported, quoting Malinda Millagoda, a meteorologist.
Yesterday, three international flights were diverted to Kochi in India due to bad weather conditions prevailing in Sri Lanka, Airport officials said.
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With the disaster forcing people out of their homes, around 2,00,000 people have found refuge in welfare centres while estimates are as many as 3,46,000 people have been affected by the disaster, according a CNN news report.
Rains lashed the country throughout Tuesday, flooding a major part of Colombo. Sri Lanka Red Cross said its employees have been placed on alert to assist anyone who may be affected by the bad weather.
Relief operations are continuing and the military has been deployed in several areas, according to news reports.
The armed forces have also been put on alert. As many as eight districts have been issued landslide warnings, PTI reported.
According to the weather department, Katunayake, just outside Colombo, recorded the highest rain fall of more than 260 millimeters over the past two days.
However, the situation seems to be getting better with rains easing on Wednesday.
"The low pressure area is moving away from Sri Lanka so the rainy conditions over the island will be reduced to some extent, but strong wind conditions will continue for a few more days," PTI reported, quoting Malinda Millagoda, a meteorologist.
Yesterday, three international flights were diverted to Kochi in India due to bad weather conditions prevailing in Sri Lanka, Airport officials said.
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