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Three dead, one missing in a week of thunderstorms
View(s):The Meteorology Department Director General Athula Karunanayake has said that the heavy rains being experienced in some parts of the country are expected to reduce during the weekend.
However, several spells of showers are expected in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and North-Western provinces. Showers or thundershowers may occur in other areas of the island during the evening or night, including coastal areas of Kankesanthurai to Hambantota via Puttalam, Colombo, and Galle.
It is expected that the rain would not exceed more than 100 mm but would be around 20 mm to 30 mm.
Winds will be south-westerly, ranging from 25 to 35 kilometres per hour, particularly affecting the coastal areas from Mullaitivu to Puttalam via Kankesanthurai and Mannar, as well as from Hambantota to Pottuvil. People have been advised to take precautions.
In the past week, 40,450 people belonging to 12,312 families have faced hardships due to the heavy rains, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported.
Heavy rains soaked the Sabaragamuwa, Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western, and North Western provinces.
So far, 141 houses have been partially damaged.
One person in Yatiyantota in Kegalle district died of drowning due to flooding. In all, three people have died.
Another two people were injured due to floods in Gampaha, and one of two people who had gone fishing in Addalaichenai in Ampara district is reported missing.
Flood affected areas in Puttalam District. Pix by Hiran Priyankara
The Department of Irrigation said that the water levels of the Kalu, Kuda, Gin and Nilwala rivers are gradually dropping.
The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early warnings for several localities in five districts.
A Level 1 (yellow) alert was issued for Yakkalamulla, Neluwa, Elpitiya and Nagoda in the Galle district, Bulathsinhala and Ingiriya in the Kalutara district, Deraniyagala, Bulathkohupitiya, Dehiowita, Warakapola, Ruwanwella and Yatiyantota in Kegalle and Eheliyagoda, Kalawana, Kiriella, Kuruwita, Ratnapura, Ayagama, Nivithigala and Elapatha Divisional Secretariat in the Ratnapura district.
Despite heavy rains in parts of the country, drinking water is being supplied to thousands in the Northern Province due to a drought.
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