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Sri Lanka: Flood: 2002/12/19 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/12/19
Country or District Sri Lanka
Event Type Flood
Outline More than 500,000 people have been displaced in the war-torn north and eastern parts of Sri Lanka after torrential rains.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/12/19
Affected: 70,000 families
Displaced: 5,000 families
(around 20,000 to 25,000 persons)

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Report/Articles

OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/12/19
Around 70,000 families are affected by the floods.

Daily News, Sri Lanka  2002/12/23
Flood-affected areas gradually returning to normal

BBC news 2002/12/19
Thousands hit by Sri Lanka floods

TamilNet, Sri Lanka 2002/12/22
Government aid for Batticaloa flood victims

OCHA Situation Report 2002/12/19
More than 10,000 houses have been damaged or affected while large areas of paddy land and cultivated land have gone under water.