81,000 families badly hit by prevailing drought in five provinces

[Pak Bahasa]

81,000 families badly hit by prevailing drought in five provinces

March 14, 2020, 4:12 pm

by Ifham Nizam
More than 320,000 people belonging to around 81,000 families have been badly hit by the prevailing drought in five provinces of the country, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Assistant Director, Pradeep Kodipilli, said.
Meanwhile, due to the salty water seeping into the Kalu Ganga due to the drought in the Kalutara district, around 215,525 people have been affected, the DMC further said.
Kegalle, Ratnapura, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Kalutara, Gampaha, Puttalam and Matara districts have been badly affected due to the prevailing dry conditions. The Kalutara district is worst affected.

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[Claudia]

Oh, hoffentlich regnet es bald.

 

[Premasiri]

Oh, hoffentlich regnet es bald.

alle warten auf Regen!!!!!!

 

[Hänschen]

A slight change in prevailing weather condition is expected over the island except for Northern Province, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

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“Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central Provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kurunegala Districts after 2.00 p.m.

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A few showers are likely in the eastern coastal areas during the night.

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Mainly dry weather will prevail elsewhere,” the department said.

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