(COLOMBO) – At least two people died and some 67,865 people from 17,325 families across thirteen districts in Sri Lanka have been affected as turbulent weather conditions continued to rock the island nation, a senior official with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), said.
In addition to that a total of 410 houses have also been partially damaged, DMC Spokesman Pradeep Kodippili said.
The authorities have also predicted more heavy rain over the weekend and have warned people living in low lying areas of open water bodies to remain on alert for flash floods and be ready to move to higher ground at short notice.
The navy and fish workers have also been told to refrain from going out to sea until further notice owing to the inclement weather that has created choppy sea conditions.
The Indian-Ocean island-nation is experiencing wet conditions after months of dry weather that saw temperatures rise up to 42 Celsius in certain parts of the country.
At least six deaths were also reported owing to the dry weather in the northern-most part of the country.
