SITUATION REPORT – SPECIAL ISSUE 19 th May 2016 at 1200 Hours DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE 1. Overview A low pressure zone above caused heavy rainfall all over the country from 14th May to 17 th May 2016. Several locations of rivers - Kelani, Kalu, Mahaweli, , Yan O ya, and Attanagalu Oya wereobserved rising water levels later causedflooding. Many places across the country received heavy rainfall (Deraniyagala (355.5 mm) Colombo (256 mm), Katunayake (262mm), Ratmalana (190mm), Mannar (185.5 mm) and Trincomale e (182.4 mm)). Furthermore Districts of, Kurunegala, Kegalle, Nuwaraeliya, Ratnapura, Kalutara, Kandy Puttalam, Batticaloa and Anuradhapura received a rainfall more than 100 mm. Approximately 99076 families were affected by Floods and Landslides as of the situation report issued by Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) of DMC on 19th May 2016 at 12.00 hrs. Further, out of which about 61382 families were located at 594 safe locations. Approximately 3651 houses are reported damaged by floods and landslides. Di saster Management Centre is coordinating emergency response and rescue operations with three-forces, and Police liaising with District Secretariats and th Source: JAXA Global Rainfall Watch 16 May 2016 at 11 .00 am District Disaster Management Coordinating Units.

2. River Floods(0930 hrs, 19 th May 2016)

River Station Water Level (m) Warning Status Several places of Kelani, Kalu, Deduru Oya, N' Street 2.23 Flood Rising Maha Oya and Hanwella 9.72 Flood Falling Attanagalu Oya were Kelani Ganga Glencourse 14.31 Normal Falling subjected to floods. Kitulgala 0.97 Normal Norwood 1.29 Normal Many of the Grama Millakanda 6.93 Flood Niladhari Divisions along Nilwala Ganga Panadugama 4.82 Normal Mahaweli Ganga Peradeniya 4.02 Normal the Kalani River are Horowpatana 6.96 Alert Falling inundated. Badalgama 1.08 Alert Falling Maha Oya Giriulla 3.38 Normal Attanagalu Oya Dunamale 4.97 Flood Falling

3. Affected Families and Camps as at 19-05-2016

Affected Families Number of Families at District Camps Camps Colombo 35481 62 35480 Kalutara 1952 7 94 Gampaha 29732 74 18603 Ratnapura 2859 43 1638 Kegalle 3122 48 602 N'Eliya 146 5 67 Kandy 754 15 436 Anuradhapura 534 17 253 Puttlam 8906 46 3123 Kurunegala 2762 37 703 Vavniya 1130 2 18 Mannar 1885 12 192 Mulativu 1458 2 61 Killinochchi 5467 12 112

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4. Affected Population and Housing Damages

Source: Emergency Operation Centre, DMC

GIS Unit, Mitigation Research and Development Division, DMC.19th May 2016

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