Sri Lankan Troops Assist Flood Victims
Sri Lanka's Navy, Army and police have been placed to provide assistance to people hit by flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains in different parts of the island, relief officials said Sunday.
"Navy boats were used to rescue people trapped in flooded areas, " Keerthi Ekanayake, the national coordinator of the National Disaster Management Center said.
Rains have lashed the southern districts of Galle and Kalutara, the southeastern districts of Kegalla and Ratnapura, and the central hilly areas since Friday.
Officials said some 5,000 families have been marooned by the floods while four people died.
The threat of flooding has also hit the Western Province with water levels rising in the river Kelani north of the capital Colombo.
"We have warned people living in low lying areas around the Kelani river," Ekanayake said.
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"Navy boats were used to rescue people trapped in flooded areas, " Keerthi Ekanayake, the national coordinator of the National Disaster Management Center said.
Rains have lashed the southern districts of Galle and Kalutara, the southeastern districts of Kegalla and Ratnapura, and the central hilly areas since Friday.
Officials said some 5,000 families have been marooned by the floods while four people died.
The threat of flooding has also hit the Western Province with water levels rising in the river Kelani north of the capital Colombo.
"We have warned people living in low lying areas around the Kelani river," Ekanayake said.
Read more,
http://english.cri.cn/2947/2008/06/01/1321@364288.htm
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