Disaster description
Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in Western, Central and Southern Provinces of Sri Lanka, resulting in casualties. According to Sri Lanka‘s Disaster Management Centre (DMC), three people died and one has been injured by flood events on 13-14 May. A landslide occurred in Kandy District on 13 May, resulting in two injured people. At least 44,153 people across the aforementioned Provinces have been affected, while up to 618 houses have been partially damaged. On 17-18 May, rain with thunderstorms is forecast over Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Eastern and North-Central Provinces. (ECHO, 17 May 2021)
The southwest monsoon and activation of a depression which was later developed to tropical cyclone “Tauktae” over the southeast Arabian sea triggered heavy rainfall in Sri Lanka from 12 to 14 May 2021. Western, South and Sabaragamuawa provinces of Sri Lanka were worst affected. Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has reported a maximum rainfall up to 33
Heavy rains for many areas tonight (13); Water levels rising in several rivers
Heavy rains for many areas tonight (13); Water levels rising in several rivers
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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center has warned that the water levels of the Gin, Kalu, and Nilwala rivers are rising following heavy rains experienced in the area.
Disaster Management Centre Assistant Director Pradeep Kodippili said people living on the banks of these rivers must pay extra attention to flash floods and urged the people to follow the instructions given by the DMC.
According to the Irrigation Department, water levels of the Kukule Ganga and Kuda Ganga are rising following heavy rains experienced in the Kalu Ganga river basin areas.
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Using state-of-the art touch table Prof. Terrance Fernando explaining how the MOBILISE project works
During a 20 year research, in 2018 Sri Lanka was ranked second in a global index among the most affected countries by extreme weather conditions. The 2019 Long-Term Climate Risk Index, released at the annual climate summit in Poland by Germanwatch, listed the island nation after Puerto Rico, the worst affected country in the world which recorded nearly 3000 deaths due to natural disasters. The Index had analysed as to what extent the countries have been affected by impacts of weather-related catastrophies such as floods, landslides, storms, heat waves from 1998 to 2017.