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Sri Lanka Rain and Flood

Colombo: The situation has become dire due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka. Schools in the capital Colombo and suburban areas were declared closed on Monday due to the floods. According to Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre, heavy rains over the weekend have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country. Water is visible everywhere in houses, fields, roads. Three people have drowned in the flood, while about 1 lakh 34 thousand people have been affected by it.

Army deployed

Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center said 240 houses were damaged by the rain and floods. About seven thousand people have been evacuated safely. Authorities have cut off power supply in some areas as a precautionary measure. Army personnel, including the Navy, have been deployed to rescue the victims and provide food and other essential items.

Water reached the roofs of houses and shops

Local television channels showed flooding in suburban areas of Colombo. In some areas, water reached the roofs of houses and shops. The situation in Sri Lanka is bad due to monsoon rains since May. In June, 16 people died due to floods and landslides.

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Sri Lanka Flood

Such a scene was seen in 2021 also

This is not the first time that severe floods have been seen in Sri Lanka. Earlier in the year 2021 also, heavy rains had caused similar disaster here. Then many people’s homes were hit by floods. More than five thousand people were displaced. Even at that time the flood had caused a lot of devastation. (AP)