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Death toll climbs to 4 as adverse weather impacts over 230,000
27 Nov 2024 (4:49 PM) Leave cancelled for engineers and technical officials managing reservoirs
27 Nov 2024 (3:31 PM) Several trains cancelled due to adverse weather
27 Nov 2024 (5:33 PM) Warning issued over possible cyclone nearing Sri Lanka s east coast
27 Nov 2024 (7:38 PM) Special police hotline for Tamil-speaking people amid adverse weather
27 Nov 2024 (12:49 PM) Over 207,000 people affected by bad weather across 17 districts
27 Nov 2024 (12:24 PM) |
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported that the prevailing inclement weather conditions have affected a total of 230,743 individuals across Sri Lanka. 
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation has issued a notice for the engineers and technical officers from the Irrigation Department, who are in charge of managing reservoirs, amidst the prevailing adverse weather conditions. 
Several train services have been cancelled due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions in many areas across the island. 
The Department of Meteorology warns that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal, which was located 110 km to the east of Trincomalee at around 11.30 a.m. today (27), is likely to move closer to the east coast of Sri Lanka and further intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 06 hours. 
Sri Lanka Police has established a special hotline, 107 , dedicated for Tamil-speaking individuals to report or seek assistance regarding the prevailing adverse weather conditions, according to Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa.
Inclement weather conditions have affected a total of 207,582 individuals from 59,629 families across 17 districts, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
