Thursday, 12 June 2014

Floods Displace 100,000 People

Floods caused by days of torrential rains have displaced over 100,000 people in Sri Lanka while killing 23 others, latest government data said on Friday as relief work continues.

The countrys Disaster Management Centre said 26,688 families, comprising 109,075 people, had been affected by the rain, floods and landslides as of Friday.

It added that at least 23 people were killed and one person remains missing.

Source:punch        

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