One person was reported dead in the southern district of Galle, and thousands across Sri Lanka’s Southern and Western provinces have been affected and displaced, according to a spokesman of the Disaster Management Centre. “We have issued landslide warnings in certain areas, because this rain and volume at this time is unexpected,” Pradeep Kodippili told The Hindu on Tuesday.
Over 100-mm rainfall was recorded in several districts, and upto 200-mm has been predicted by the Meteorological Department in the next two days. Read More
