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SITUATION REPORT – SPECIAL ISSUE 19 th May 2016 at 1200 Hours DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE 1. Overview A low pressure zone above Sri Lanka caused heavy rainfall all over the country from 14th May to 17 th May 2016. Several locations of rivers - Kelani, Kalu, Mahaweli, Deduru Oya, Yan O ya, Maha Oya 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 Kalu Ganga Millakanda 6.93 Flood Niladhari Divisions along Nilwala Ganga Panadugama 4.82 Normal Mahaweli Ganga Peradeniya 4.02 Normal the Kalani River are Yan Oya Horowpatana 6.96 Alert Falling inundated.
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