The death toll in floods and landslides have increased to 202 with 106 others still listed missing, Co cabinet spokesman Minister Dayasiri Jayaysekara said.
He explained that over 673,722 people are affected by floods, land slides and strong winds. The highest number of people affected were reported from the Matara district.
Minister of Disaster Management Anura Priyadhrshana Yapa said that that the Disaster Management Center warned the public two days before the floods and landslides occurred.
“Though warnings were given most people were reluctant to leave their houses despite the rising of water and land slides”, he said. He said new laws have to be passed to remove prople from their houses during a disaster.
People who erected houses at floodplains as well as houses built in land slide areas without structure approvals also should be removed”, he said.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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