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Population Distribution by DS Division 2007 Legend Affected population reported by the Government Agent, as at 30 November 2008 Area Detail Estimated Population in 2007 Legend 4,124 - 5,000 # of Affected Point Pedro Persons Sandilipay Tellipallai 5,001 - 1,0000 Sandilipay Tellipallai Karaveddy Karaveddy 500 - 1,0000 10,001 - 20,000 Kopay 10,001 - 20,000 Kopay 20,001 - 30,000 Karainagar Chankanai Uduvil Karainagar 20,001 - 30,000 30,001 - 50,000 30,001 - 40,000 50,001 - 60,000 Kayts Kayts 40,001 - 50,000 Kayts 60,001 - 65,000 Kayts Chavakachcheri Kayts JaffnaNallur Jaffna Nallur Velanai 65,001 - 75,000 Velanai Velanai Maruthnkerny Velanai Maruthnkerny Velanai Velanai Velanai Velanai Note : Heavy rains that started on 22nd November 2008 have provoked floods in several districts of , mainly Delft Delft Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar Ü and Trincomalee. Ü Kilometers Kilometers This map focuses on affected areas in 0 10 20 western Jaffna as data has been 0 10 20 made available on a regular basis.

Relief support was provided to ASAR Image Classification as at 27 November 2008 Legend affected populations by both the Government of Sri Lanka and Hydro-Classification agencies. Flood Water Agencies report that most of the population has returned home already Pre-flood Water and that water is receding from flooded areas. Karaveddy Point Pedro Statistics Karainagar Sandilipay Uduvil Kopay Tellipallai # 2007 I n d i a n O c e a n # Families DS Divisions Individuals Estimated Chankanai Affected Affected Population Data sources : OCHA, UNOSAT, Disaster Management Chankanai 6,234 25,724 47,011 Centre, Sri Lanka. Kayts Chavakachcheri 13,122 41,692 55,478 Updated as at: 28-Nov-2008 Delft 126 513 4,124 Produced on: 02-Dec-2008 Projection / Transverse Mercator Jaffna 8,829 30,956 48,889 Datum Kandawala Karainagar 759 2,566 8,860 GLIDE number TC-2008-000237-LKA Admin Survey Department, Karaveddy 14,696 46,618 46,328 boundaries Government of Kayts 3,981 12,021 13,740 provided by: Sri Lanka OCHA/LK/COL/NatuDisaster/001/V1 Maruthnkerny Kopay 12,312 39,540 71,095 MapNumber: This map is designed for printing on A4 Maruthnkerny 644 2,172 16,326 size Nallur 7,729 28,316 60,066 The boundaries, names and the designations used on this map do not Point Pedro 2,733 10,178 43,525 imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Sandilipay 2,220 9,612 56,911 Tellipallai 5,852 18,516 24,010 Uduvil 10,678 41,008 51,009 Delft Velanai 3,489 11,706 12,247 Jaffna © 2008 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Sri Lanka Total 93,404 321,138 559,619 # 202-204, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 Tel: +94 (11) 4528689, Fax: +94 (11) 4528690, Email: [email protected] Nallur Website: www.humanitarianinfo.org/srilanka http://ochaonline2.un.org/srilanka Chavakachcheri . In corporation with Produced through the generous support of:

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