COLOMBO, Dec 6 (NNN-LNW) – The death toll from adverse weather, caused by Cyclone Ditwah has risen to 607, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC), said, yesterday.
Another 214 people remain missing, while more than two million people from 586,464 families have been affected nationwide, said the DMC, adding that, 4,164 houses have been destroyed and 67,505 others have suffered partial damages.
Meanwhile, the Department of Meteorology says, rainfall in some parts of the country will increase on Dec 9-11, due to the north-east monsoon conditions.
The National Building and Research Organisation also issued a level-3 landslide early warning, to multiple areas in Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Matale and Nuwara Eliya districts.– NNN-LNW