Sri Lanka: Flood: 2018/05/20

Period	2018/05/20
Country or District	Sri Lanka
Event Type	Flood
Outline	Very heavy rain fell causing flash floods in Sri Lanka. The worst affected provinces are Southern, Western and Sabaragamuwa. Five people are reported dead.

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Report/Articles

Situation Report as of 2018/06/04 12:00 by DMC
Situation of Disaster Damage by the Disaster Management Center, the Government of Sri Lanka (530.67 KB) as of 2018/06/04 12:00

Situation Report as of 2018/05/28 12:00 by DMC
Situation of Disaster Damage by the Disaster Management Center, the Government of Sri Lanka (pdf, 4.6MB) as of 2018/5/28 12:00 Damage Situation, Rainfall Data, Relief and Response Situation

Government of Sri Lanka 2018/05/23
9 people have been killed as a result of the adverse weather conditions. According to the latest reports, more than 68,000 people from 14 districts are affected.

ECHO 2018/05/22
Heavy rains have been affecting 12 of 25 districts in Sri Lanka over the past few days, causing casualties, flood and damages. According to national authorities, as of 22 May 2018 at 7:30 UTC, eight people were reported dead, seven people injured, 6 090 people displaced, 38,046 people affected and 937 houses damaged.

Situation Report as of 2018/05/22 12:00 by DMC
Situation of Disaster Damage by the Disaster Management Center, the Government of Sri Lanka (pdf) as of 2018/5/22 12:00

UNOCHA 2018/05/21
Nearly 2,200 families were affected.

Pictures

International Charter 2018/05/21
Flood in Sri Lanka