Floods Displaces 6739 families across the country

The Disaster Relief Services Center says prevailing adverse weather has displaced 6739 families across the country. Director of the center N.D. Hettiarachchi says the displaced have taken temporarily shelters at 29 welfare centers.
Relief services for the displaced are being carried out with the assistance of district and divisional secretaries of the relevant areas. Seven deaths have been reported so far due to floods.
Mr. Hettiarachchi said families of the victims were provided with financial assistance to conduct the final rites.

Meanwhile, monitoring officer of the Rathnapura office of the met department K.S. Chandrasekera said a 160 millimeter rainfall was experienced in the area during the last 24 hours that ended from 8.30 this morning.
Flood waters in the area are now receding. Damages caused to property in the Kegalle district due to the overflowing of the Kelani river are now been assessed.
Chief minister of the Sabaragamuwa province Maheepala Herath toured in flood affected areas in his province.

Geologist of the national building research organization Laksiri Indrajith warns of possible landslides in several areas in the country. It has been identified that Ehaliyagoda, Gantenna, Ethiligoda, Pelmadulla and Pathakada are vulnerable for landslides. The people living in these areas have already evacuated to safer places.