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n g i n l n o e on e in vi s v r v l r o itica e ed m r red va s va l lo o y Nigel Long Design,

f c o floor o e ooms n r s r st p er er s k u s t e p a pi ds sto r eturn d e n o p Illustration b l r upper cloak r u si FLOOD ADVICE FOR BUSINESSES er c -r o u c n eco r Business critical w r B e o sewer pipe serving e Non- r r s N Please fill in those contacts relevant to your business in case of the

event of a flood, and keep in a safe place.

e n g n s ai s e r h d e e m i n aina r c w t when r r u c a d o drainage d an e ounds r e t b r n t g d o otect main a d d n r u g l b o e p INTRODUCTION entrance n c S lo n in F Flood barriers - e ur e s can p r l E ca es included e b P

scapi A AD BUSINESS a d ur s n High impact disaster events are a frequent occurrence in Sri Lanka since 2011, a landscaping g r a l e stain measu r Sustainable urban u m

S Emergency Contacts Office Emergency Contacts affecting an average one million people annually. During the period 2005-15, n i

e floods alone have affected 64% of the total Sri Lankan population. r

a GUIDE TO FLOOD / e in u e t d r e ea ni a MEASUR r Disaster Management e & equipment e & equipment n ais r fu s l r d furnitu r E e In May 2016, a record high rainfall affected 24 of the 25 districts across Sri y y l l a o o Call Centre 117 ptio i b y raised/ r s e lo lo a e c asi flood F F floor t a E e

f f Lanka. 493,319 people were affected by floods and landslides causing 93 vable s a ov eception a r d d r of Easi l o R Police Emergency 119 n a m m s a e furnitu r furnitu r t g ENC ide em o deaths and 117 reported missing (210 lives lost). The disaster damaged 58,925 r r r n n i I e e e e r t t i erings ide Police Hotline 112 e s v v v L sil v as houses and caused a loss in income for over a million people dependent on l t esilient materials Plaster and I e c o r P r co n

S Fire and Rescue 110 e agriculture, trade and industries. Colombo and Gampaha districts which are

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Ministry of Defence 118 concentrated with more than 45 percent of Sri Lanka’s industries were the r a

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st most affected. Over 85% of the houses affected were from these two districts. D a v B p ow/no co ow/no a es es e

l Sri Lanka Telecom 1212 ea b r b n m to raise/m o to raise/m o ed i , a a u N t d d

r The recorded total effect of the disaster was SL Rupees 105 billion. Private p o n

G o e m ‘ ‘Grab Ba g ica l A & Water Supply Board 1939 m flood barriers & f h r d r c p r r sector losses were 90.2% (SLR 94.66 billion). e term i n e it Dedicated storage o time time for e D f m E kitchen a r k t t u -term, low/no cost ideas - Ambulance Service 1990

Sump & pump S IMPACTS OF DISASTERS IN 2016/17 t r r e o May 2017 saw a repetitive heavy southwest monsoon rain over 600mm in two g Electricity CEB 1987 h Longer Shor t n ANC S Jaffna Level of Severity

Jaffna o Level of Severity days (May 25 and 26) triggering flash floods and massive landslides affecting s d T valuable valuable Electricity LECO 1910 r L n o e a

S Not Affected o Highly Affected n Kilinochchi

fifteen districts. The disaster affected 879,778 people causing 219 deaths and 74 doors e d I o Kilinochchi Low Affected one e Moderately Affected t z RDA Road Access 1968 g Mullaitivu

S Moderately Affected t Mullaitivu d anc i Not Affected u reported missing (293 lives lost). 80,000 houses were damaged and affected r r Highly Affected t Out z 2016 O n

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o Trincomalee Raise st washer can be raised

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industry. o Flood r l t 24 out of 25 districts o

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Polonnaruwa Puttalam Polonnaruwa r g L t 503 deaths

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F Batticaloa s / Batticaloa An estimated 25% of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster s aci a

f Kurunegala e n e on Kurunegala Matale t t 1.3 Million people affected l r Matale eas o ur u a s t o r p ept r outes/car g e o l itica e n s o i r t 139,000 houses damaged b l s floors k f k Asia Pacific Alliance for c Ampara a t Ampara

r Kegalle e Gampha s e Gampha Kegalle 80% of companies that do not recover from a disaster within n a er er s Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya e Badulla p parking a r e p for as long possible buys for as long possible buys Disaster Management Sri Lanka (A-PAD SL) t 1.4 Million People lost their acc one month are likely to go out of business n

m Badulla p Colombo ermeable surfacing Colombo upper erm o u si p to access r P Monaragala i t P

Business critical Monaragala u No 24, Kassapa Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka. income and livelihood u esistance and r esistance and r equipment k B q out out Ratnapura Kaludara Ratnapura e Tel/Fax: +94 11 2 502 192 Kaludara t 90% of losses were to the An estimated 25% of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster Website: www.apad.lk Hambantota

Galle Galle Hambantota private sector e o Matara Matara t n water water Facebook: www.facebook.com/A-PAD SRI LANKA p d to zo d l o m t n u t one u For further information, please contact: [email protected] u u o to d p o h ound r e O s ed & s g v s v Out z d o p e l o m c m o i Total Recovery Needs 2016/17 Disasters eeping eeping LKR 257.4 Billion ombined r ombined r h gher gher e G i Su b be m o ehicles should h higher g r Goods C - k C - k Sump & pump Ve V Page 6 Rear Cover Page Front Cover Page Page 1 Winchester

n g i n l n o e on e in vi s v r v l r o itica e ed m r red va s va l lo o y Nigel Long Design,

f c o floor o e ooms n r s r st p er er s k u s t e p a pi ds sto r eturn d e n o p Illustration b l r upper cloak r u si FLOOD ADVICE FOR BUSINESSES er c -r o u c n eco r w Business critical r B e o sewer pipe serving e Non- r r s N Please fill in those contacts relevant to your business in case of the

event of a flood, and keep in a safe place.

e n g n s ai s e r h d e e m i n aina r c w t when r r u c a d o drainage d an e ounds r e t b r n t g o d otect main a d d n r u g l b o e p INTRODUCTION entrance n c S lo n in F Flood barriers - e ur e s can p r l E ca es included e b P

scapi A AD BUSINESS a d ur s n High impact disaster events are a frequent occurrence in Sri Lanka since 2011, a landscaping g r a l e stain measu r Sustainable urban u m

S Emergency Contacts Office Emergency Contacts affecting an average one million people annually. During the period 2005-15, n i

e floods alone have affected 64% of the total Sri Lankan population. r

a GUIDE TO FLOOD / e in u e t d r e ea ni a MEASUR r Disaster Management e & equipment e & equipment n ais r fu s l r d furnitu r E e In May 2016, a record high rainfall affected 24 of the 25 districts across Sri y y l l a o o Call Centre 117 ptio i b y raised/ r s e lo lo a e c asi flood F F floor t a E e

f f Lanka. 493,319 people were affected by floods and landslides causing 93 vable s a ov eception a r d d r of Easi l o R Police Emergency 119 n a m m s a e furnitu r furnitu r t g ENC ide em o deaths and 117 reported missing (210 lives lost). The disaster damaged 58,925 r r r n n i I e e e e r t t i erings ide Police Hotline 112 e s v v v L sil v as houses and caused a loss in income for over a million people dependent on l t esilient materials Plaster and I e c o r P r co n

S Fire and Rescue 110 e agriculture, trade and industries. Colombo and Gampaha districts which are

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Ministry of Defence 118 concentrated with more than 45 percent of Sri Lanka’s industries were the r a

’ s r e g o i ’ estment ideas o e t r a r v to

st most affected. Over 85% of the houses affected were from these two districts. D a v B p ow/no co ow/no a es es e

l Sri Lanka Telecom 1212 ea b r b n m to raise/m o to raise/m o ed i , a a u N t d d

r The recorded total effect of the disaster was SL Rupees 105 billion. Private p o n

G o e m ‘ ‘Grab Ba g ica l A & Water Supply Board 1939 m flood barriers & f h r d r c p r r sector losses were 90.2% (SLR 94.66 billion). e term i n e it Dedicated storage o time time for e D f m E kitchen a r k t t u -term, low/no cost ideas - Ambulance Service 1990

Sump & pump S IMPACTS OF DISASTERS IN 2016/17 t r r e o May 2017 saw a repetitive heavy southwest monsoon rain over 600mm in two g Electricity CEB 1987 h Longer Shor t n ANC S Jaffna Level of Severity

Jaffna o Level of Severity days (May 25 and 26) triggering flash floods and massive landslides affecting s d T valuable valuable Electricity LECO 1910 r L n o e a

S Not Affected o Highly Affected n Kilinochchi

fifteen districts. The disaster affected 879,778 people causing 219 deaths and 74 doors e d I o Kilinochchi Low Affected one e Moderately Affected t z RDA Road Access 1968 g Mullaitivu

S Moderately Affected t Mullaitivu d anc i Not Affected u reported missing (293 lives lost). 80,000 houses were damaged and affected r r Highly Affected t Out z 2016 O n

e f e 2017 sistan s esistant Southern Expressway 1969 fridge and

e Mannar s RE e Mannar d Vavuniya livelihood of over 342,000 people dependent on agriculture, trade, and ff ff esilience measu r esilience measu r Vavuniya o on plinths a Rai d r d o Goods

o Trincomalee Raise st washer can be raised

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industry. o Flood r l t 24 out of 25 districts o

F Trincomalee t Anuradhapura Anuradhapura dis h Women help line 193 (16 districts twice) affected OOD

Polonnaruwa Puttalam Polonnaruwa r g L t 503 deaths

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F Batticaloa s / Batticaloa An estimated 25% of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster s aci a

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r Kegalle e Gampha s e Gampha Kegalle 80% of companies that do not recover from a disaster within n a er er s Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya e Badulla p parking a r e p for as long possible buys for as long possible buys Disaster Management Sri Lanka (A-PAD SL) t 1.4 Million People lost their acc one month are likely to go out of business n

m Badulla p Colombo ermeable surfacing Colombo upper erm o u p si to access r P Monaragala i t P

Business critical Monaragala u No 24, Kassapa Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka. income and livelihood u esistance and r esistance and r equipment k B q out out Ratnapura Kaludara Ratnapura e Tel/Fax: +94 11 2 502 192 Kaludara t 90% of losses were to the An estimated 25% of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster Website: www.apad.lk Hambantota

Galle Galle Hambantota private sector e o Matara Matara t n water water Facebook: www.facebook.com/A-PAD SRI LANKA p d to zo d l o m t n u t one u For further information, please contact: [email protected] u u o to d p o h ound r e O s ed & s g v s v Out z d o p e l o m c Total Recovery Needs 2016/17 Disasters m o i LKR 257.4 Billion eeping eeping ombined r ombined r h gher gher e G i Su b be m o ehicles should h higher g r Goods C - k C - k Sump & pump Ve V

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n g i n l n o e on e in vi s v r v l r o itica e ed m r red va s va l lo o y Nigel Long Design,

f c o floor o e ooms n r s r st p er er s k u s t e p a pi ds sto r eturn d e n o p Illustration b l r upper cloak r u si FLOOD ADVICE FOR BUSINESSES er c -r o u c n eco r Business critical w r B e o sewer pipe serving e Non- r r s N Please fill in those contacts relevant to your business in case of the

event of a flood, and keep in a safe place.

e n g n s ai s e r h d e e m i n aina r c w t when r r u c a d o drainage d an e ounds r e t b r n t g o d otect main a d d n r u g l b o e p INTRODUCTION entrance n c S lo n in F Flood barriers - e ur e s can p r l E ca es included e b P

scapi A AD BUSINESS a d ur s n High impact disaster events are a frequent occurrence in Sri Lanka since 2011, a landscaping g r a l e stain measu r Sustainable urban u m

S Emergency Contacts Office Emergency Contacts affecting an average one million people annually. During the period 2005-15, n i

e floods alone have affected 64% of the total Sri Lankan population. r

a GUIDE TO FLOOD / e in u e t d r e ea ni a MEASUR r Disaster Management e & equipment e & equipment n ais r fu s l r d furnitu r E e In May 2016, a record high rainfall affected 24 of the 25 districts across Sri y y l l a o o Call Centre 117 ptio i b y raised/ r s e lo lo a e c asi flood F F floor t a E e

f f Lanka. 493,319 people were affected by floods and landslides causing 93 vable s a ov eception a r d d r of Easi l o R Police Emergency 119 n a m m s a e furnitu r furnitu r t g ENC ide em o deaths and 117 reported missing (210 lives lost). The disaster damaged 58,925 r r r n n i I e e e e r t t i erings ide Police Hotline 112 e s v v v L sil v as houses and caused a loss in income for over a million people dependent on l t esilient materials Plaster and I e c o r P r co n

S Fire and Rescue 110 e agriculture, trade and industries. Colombo and Gampaha districts which are

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Ministry of Defence 118 concentrated with more than 45 percent of Sri Lanka’s industries were the r a

’ s r e g o i ’ estment ideas o e t r a r v to

st most affected. Over 85% of the houses affected were from these two districts. D a v B p ow/no co ow/no a es es e

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r The recorded total effect of the disaster was SL Rupees 105 billion. Private p o n

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Sump & pump S IMPACTS OF DISASTERS IN 2016/17 t r r e o May 2017 saw a repetitive heavy southwest monsoon rain over 600mm in two g Electricity CEB 1987 h Longer Shor t n ANC S Jaffna Level of Severity

Jaffna o Level of Severity days (May 25 and 26) triggering flash floods and massive landslides affecting s d T valuable valuable Electricity LECO 1910 r L n o e a

S Not Affected o Highly Affected n Kilinochchi

fifteen districts. The disaster affected 879,778 people causing 219 deaths and 74 doors e d I o Kilinochchi Low Affected one e Moderately Affected t z RDA Road Access 1968 g Mullaitivu

S Moderately Affected t Mullaitivu d anc i Not Affected u reported missing (293 lives lost). 80,000 houses were damaged and affected r r Highly Affected t Out z 2016 O n

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e Mannar s RE e Mannar d Vavuniya livelihood of over 342,000 people dependent on agriculture, trade, and ff ff esilience measu r esilience measu r Vavuniya o on plinths a Rai d r d o Goods

o Trincomalee Raise st washer can be raised

G Child Help Line 1929

industry. o Flood r l t 24 out of 25 districts o

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r Kegalle e Gampha s e Gampha Kegalle 80% of companies that do not recover from a disaster within n a er er s Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya e Badulla p parking a r e p for as long possible buys for as long possible buys Disaster Management Sri Lanka (A-PAD SL) t 1.4 Million People lost their acc one month are likely to go out of business n

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Business critical Monaragala u No 24, Kassapa Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka. income and livelihood u esistance and r esistance and r equipment k B q out out Ratnapura Kaludara Ratnapura e Tel/Fax: +94 11 2 502 192 Kaludara t 90% of losses were to the An estimated 25% of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster Website: www.apad.lk Hambantota

Galle Galle Hambantota private sector e o Matara Matara t n water water Facebook: www.facebook.com/A-PAD SRI LANKA p d to zo d l o m t n u t one u For further information, please contact: [email protected] u u o to d p o h ound r e O s ed & s g v s v Out z d o p e l o m c Total Recovery Needs 2016/17 Disasters m o i LKR 257.4 Billion eeping eeping ombined r ombined r h gher gher e G i Su b be m o ehicles should h higher g r Goods C - k C - k Sump & pump Ve V