Overstromingen en aardverschuivingen in delen van Sri Lanka
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Overstromingen en aardverschuivingen in delen van Sri Lanka
Landslide threat in eight districts
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) yesterday warned the public to be vigilant on sudden landslides that could occur in eight districts Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Kalutara, Galle and Matara as a result of torrential rains.
A spokesman for the Diaster Management Centre told the Daily News that those who live close to Galagedara, Nawalapitiya, Suduhumpola, Bahirawakanda, Mahaiyawa, Peradeniya, Thennakumbura, Ambagamuwa, Kothmale, Haldummilla, Beragala-Haputhala road, Beragala-Wellawaya road, Koslanda, Niwithigala, Kalawana, Kolonna, Ratnapura, Pelmadulla, Kahawatta, Alapatha, Bulathkohupitiya, Deraniyagala, Yatiyantota, Kegalle, Aranayaka, Ruwanwella, Bulathsinhala, Horana, Palindanuwara, Walallawita, Neluwa, Yakkalamulla, Pitabeddara, Pasgoda, Mulatiyana and Deniyaya should be alert on landslides and floods.
Floods in Ratnapura yesterday.
Picture by S.R. Raveendran, Ratnapura Thinakaran Corr.
He said that the Meteorology Department has informed the development of torrential rains within the next 48 hours in these areas. High rainfall exceeding over 100 mm has been indicated for these areas. It has been further confirmed by the NBRO following its landslide disaster maps.
He said that Police Stations, District Secretariats, Divisional Secretariats, Mayors and Chairman of Pradeshiya Shabas in these areas have been informed on this emergency situation to take precautionary action. Six deaths have been reported on April 27 in Ingiriya, Kalutara due to landslides, he said. A woman was also killed in a landslide in Yatiyantota yesterday.
He said a disaster situation has been declared yesterday in Ratnapura following extensive floods. Schools affected by floods in Ratnapura District were closed yesterday. He said a landslide has occurred in Opanayake and traffic was disrupted on the Colombo-Badulla Road yesterday.
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The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) yesterday warned the public to be vigilant on sudden landslides that could occur in eight districts Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Kalutara, Galle and Matara as a result of torrential rains.
A spokesman for the Diaster Management Centre told the Daily News that those who live close to Galagedara, Nawalapitiya, Suduhumpola, Bahirawakanda, Mahaiyawa, Peradeniya, Thennakumbura, Ambagamuwa, Kothmale, Haldummilla, Beragala-Haputhala road, Beragala-Wellawaya road, Koslanda, Niwithigala, Kalawana, Kolonna, Ratnapura, Pelmadulla, Kahawatta, Alapatha, Bulathkohupitiya, Deraniyagala, Yatiyantota, Kegalle, Aranayaka, Ruwanwella, Bulathsinhala, Horana, Palindanuwara, Walallawita, Neluwa, Yakkalamulla, Pitabeddara, Pasgoda, Mulatiyana and Deniyaya should be alert on landslides and floods.
Floods in Ratnapura yesterday.
Picture by S.R. Raveendran, Ratnapura Thinakaran Corr.
He said that the Meteorology Department has informed the development of torrential rains within the next 48 hours in these areas. High rainfall exceeding over 100 mm has been indicated for these areas. It has been further confirmed by the NBRO following its landslide disaster maps.
He said that Police Stations, District Secretariats, Divisional Secretariats, Mayors and Chairman of Pradeshiya Shabas in these areas have been informed on this emergency situation to take precautionary action. Six deaths have been reported on April 27 in Ingiriya, Kalutara due to landslides, he said. A woman was also killed in a landslide in Yatiyantota yesterday.
He said a disaster situation has been declared yesterday in Ratnapura following extensive floods. Schools affected by floods in Ratnapura District were closed yesterday. He said a landslide has occurred in Opanayake and traffic was disrupted on the Colombo-Badulla Road yesterday.
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Overstromingen en aardverschuivingen in delen van Sri Lanka
Hevige regen en onweersbuien hebben overstroming en grondverschuivingen veroorzaakt in verschillende gebieden in Sri Lanka, De provincies Ratnapura, Kalutara en Galle zijn het zwaarst getroffen. Meer dan 60.000 families over het land zijn verplaatst door de overstromingen, en tot dusver zijn zeven mensen gestorven. De overstromingen bracht een aantal grondverschuivingen teweeg die wegen blokkeerden, huizen verpletterden. Heel veel scholen moesten noodgedwongen geevacueerd worden.
In de afgelopen dagen, heeft de seizoengebonden regen parte gespeeld in Sri Lanka, met meer dan 150mm regen die binnen 24 uren viel, dat tot overstroming van de laag gelegen gebieden leiden.
De cycloon Nargis is in de Baai van Bengalen en is momenteel een categorie 2. Er wordt voorspeld dat de cycloon landinwaarts gaat richting Bangladesh en Myanmar in de loop van de komende vier dagen en verder in kracht toeneemt. De storingen in de atmosfeer rond de cycloon kunnen tot zware regen en onweersbuien leiden die vooral de eerst komende 24 uur toenemen.
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Hevige regen en onweersbuien hebben overstroming en grondverschuivingen veroorzaakt in verschillende gebieden in Sri Lanka, De provincies Ratnapura, Kalutara en Galle zijn het zwaarst getroffen. Meer dan 60.000 families over het land zijn verplaatst door de overstromingen, en tot dusver zijn zeven mensen gestorven. De overstromingen bracht een aantal grondverschuivingen teweeg die wegen blokkeerden, huizen verpletterden. Heel veel scholen moesten noodgedwongen geevacueerd worden.
In de afgelopen dagen, heeft de seizoengebonden regen parte gespeeld in Sri Lanka, met meer dan 150mm regen die binnen 24 uren viel, dat tot overstroming van de laag gelegen gebieden leiden.
De cycloon Nargis is in de Baai van Bengalen en is momenteel een categorie 2. Er wordt voorspeld dat de cycloon landinwaarts gaat richting Bangladesh en Myanmar in de loop van de komende vier dagen en verder in kracht toeneemt. De storingen in de atmosfeer rond de cycloon kunnen tot zware regen en onweersbuien leiden die vooral de eerst komende 24 uur toenemen.
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