Sri Lanka: Tropical Cyclone: 2008/11/26
GLIDE: TC-2008-000237-LKA
| Period | 2008/11/26 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Sri Lanka |
| Event Type | Tropical Cyclone |
| Outline | Due to the heavy rainfall triggered by tropical cyclone passed over northen part of Sri lanka on 25-26 November, 140,853 people were affected and 1,941 houses were totally damaged. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Disaster Management Centre Situation Report as of 2008/11/27 | ||
| Affected: 140,853 Totally Destroyed Houses: 1,941 Partially Destroyed Houses: 5,109 People in the IDP Camps: 21,770 |
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Related Links
Report/Articles
IRIN News 2008/12/01
The National Disaster Management Centre (DMC) stated in a situation update released on 1 December that floods killed at least 11 people and affected over 360,000 between 22 and 30 November in northern Sri Lanka.
Disaster Management Centre Situation Report as of 2008/11/27
The heavy rainfall during the past days have resulted in floods in different districts across the country. The affected districts include Jaffna, Mannar, Trincomalee, Monaragala and Kandy.
Geographycal Data
UNOSAT 2008/12/03
Overview of Flood Waters in Kinilochchi District, Sri Lanka (as of 3 December 2008)
UNOSAT 2008/12
Overviews of Flood Waters in Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka (as of 1 December 2008)
OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/11/28
Tropical Cyclone Nisha (as of 28 November 2008)