Source: World Health Organization
Country: Sri Lanka
Situation Overview
As of 21 June 2016, 280,444 people are affected by flooding and landslides according to the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Centre (DMC). 96 deaths have been confirmed, with 4877 people displaced and staying in 65 safe locations. The safe locations are in Colombo, Gampaha, Kegalle, Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy and Matale districts.
99 people remain missing due to a landslide in Aranayake, Kegalle District which devastated 3 villages.
722 houses have been completely destroyed. A further 5109 houses have been partially damaged with numbers expected to increase.
The clean-up operation has been completed by the military and civil defence forces in the flood affected areas.