Adverse weather : Five key updates for today

November 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM

  • Summary of affected persons:

A total of 441,590 persons from 132,110 families from 24 districts have been severely affected due to the inclement weather experienced in Sri Lanka.

According to the Disaster Management Centre, as of 06.00 am today, 13 persons are reported dead, 01 person is reported missing, and 20 are injured due to various disaster incidents.

A total of 38,616 persons from 12,348 families are placed in 437 safety shelters, while, 115,319 have been relocated to the residences of relatives.

  • Flood warnings:

The spill gates of the Deduru-Oya have been opened. As such, residents in the Wariyapola, Nikaweratiya, Maho, Kobeigane, Bingiriya, Pallama, Chilaw, Arachchikattuwa and Rasnayakapura areas are requested to remain vigilant of floods.

Amber alerts have also been issued to several areas due to the rise in the water levels of the Kala Oya, Malwathu Oya, Kelani River, Heda Oya, Mahaweli River and Mundeni Aru. 

  • Landslide warning:

The National Building Research Organization has issued landslide warnings to 09 districts, effective until 04.00 pm today.

Accordingly, Red alerts have been issued in some areas in the Kandy, Kegalle, Matale, and Nuwara Eliya districts.

Amber alerts have been issued to some areas of the Badulla, Kandy, Kegalle, and Nuwara Eliya Districts.

Yellow alerts have been issued to some areas of Badulla, Colombo, Gampaha, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Nuwara Eliya, and Ratnapura districts.

  • Tri-forces operations

A total of 3,183 tri-forces personnel have been deployed for relief activities as a result of the adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Army has deployed 2080 officers, Sri Lanka Navy 520 personnel, Sri Lanka Air Force 540 officers, and 43 Police officers.

  • Hotlines to contact for disaster emergencies

The Disaster Management Centre urges those who require assistance due to adverse weather conditions to contact its emergency hotlines 117,  0112 136 222 / 0112 670 002.

People can contact the 24-hour Police operation centre via the hotlines 011-2027148, 011-2472757, 011-2430912, 011-2013051, or 107 (for Tamil-speaking people) or via the email disaster.ops@police.gov.lk (Newswire)