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Sri Lanka: Flood: 2007/12/18 Country Information on DRR

Period 2007/12/18
Country or District Sri Lanka
Event Type Flood
Outline Flooding displaced more than 20,000 people from their homes in eastern Sri Lanka as a depression over the Bay of Bengal increased monsoon rains.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Sri Lanka: Floods Situation Report 2007/12/24
Killed 1
Infured 4
Affected 209,279
Houses
Fully damaged 96
Partially damaged 2,474

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Report/Articles

OCHA Report 2007/12/24
Sri Lanka: Floods Situation Report- December, 2007

Reuters AlertNet 2007/12/24
Sri Lanka says floods displace 175,000, most in east.

Sri Lanka News Portal 2007/12/17
Nearly 30,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka have been displaced by floods caused by incessant rains over the weekend, disaster relief officials said on 17 December 2007.

Reuters AlerNet 2007/12/18
Floods displace more than 20,000 in east Sri Lanka