Sluice Gates Opened Tanks & Affected GN Division due to Heavy Rains - Sri Lanka Summary of Incidents between 21 November - 8th December 2010 POLONNARUWA Legend Pachchilaipalli Jaffna Water level high down Stream Maruthnkerny / Inundation Area JAFFNA AMPARA BOWATENNA RESERVOIR Sluice Gates Opened Tank Poonakary MATALE Affected GN Division Kandavalai KURUNEGALA KILLINOCHCHI Maritimepattu District Killinochchi Karachchi Mulaitivu Pudukudiyirippu MULLAITIVU Oddusuddan Tunukkai IRANAMADU TANK VICTORIA RESERVOIR KANDY Mathai East Mannar Vavuniya * Due to changes in the rain and flood inundation levels, affected areas and population will constantly fluctuate. 8°48'0"N Nanaddan Madhu Map Doc Name: Vavuniya floods_col_incident map_09122010 Mannar KEGALLE BADULLA Vavuniya Creation Date: 10 Dec 2010 RANDENIGALA RESERVOIR Projection/Datum: Trincomalee Vavuniya South Anuradhapura Transverse Mercator Kandawala Musalai Vengalacheddiculam NUWARA ELIYA 0 40 80 KOTMALE OYA RESERVOIR Kilometers Medawachchiya Maha Vilachchiya Polonnaruwa Map data source: Puttalam Emergency Operation Center, Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka Disclaimers: Rambewa Batticaloa Wellawaya The boundaries and names shown and the Vanathavilluwa Matale LUNUGAMWEHERA RESERVOIR designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the Nuwaragam Palatha Central Puttalam Anuradhapura Kurunegala Thanamalwila Katharagama United Nations. MONERAGALA Mihintale Nochchiyagama 7°32'0"N Nuwaragam Palatha East Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka (DMC) Ministry of Disaster Management Lunugamvehera Thalawa Nachchadoowa BMICH, Baudhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. Kandy NACHCHADUWA WEWA Ampara TISSA WEWA Telephone : + 94(11) 2670071, Fax : + 94(11) 2670048 Karuwalagaswewa Website: www.dmc.gov.lk Gampaha Kegalle HAMBANTOTA Badulla Tissamaharama Nuwaragam Palatha Central Nuwara Eliya WEERAWILA WEWA YODA WEWA Compiled by: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Colombo Humanitarian Affairs, Sri Lanka Hambantota Nochchiyagama Moneragala 202-204, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, Tel: +94 (11) 4528689, Fax: +94 (11) 4528690, ANURADHAPURA Email: [email protected] , Thalawa Website: www.humanitarianinfo.org/srilanka, Vanathavilluwa Kalutara Rathnapura Produced through the generous support of: Average Rainfall for November (mm) Rainfall for November 2010 (mm) 971.5 1000 Rajanganaya 900 PUTTALAM Thambuttegama 800 Matara 700 Karuwalagaswewa 600 492.2 Hambantota 500 410.7 6°16'0"N 353 314.4 336.1 Giribawa 400 278.2 Galle 235 RAJANGANA TANK 300 200 KURUNEGALA 100 0 Puttalam Nawagattegama Galgamuwa Colombo Mannar Vavuniya Jaffna 78°24'0"E 79°40'0"E 80°56'0"E 82°12'0"E.