GET READY FOR EVENING SHOWERS : MET DEPT.
Inter monsoonal rains will continue in Sri Lanka though cyclone Nilam had drifted away, the Meteorology Department said yesterday.
A Department spokesman said all parts of the country will experience evening showers in the coming days.
The department reported that there were showers yesterday as well. Accordingly Batticaloa received the highest rainfall of 7 mm while Nuwara Eliya also experienced some showers. Other areas including the North Central Province were reported to be dry.
Meanwhile, the Disaster Management Centre said 99 displaced camps which were opened in Co- lombo, and suburbs including Gampaha still existed as the floods have not receded in those areas.
According to the Disaster Management Centre nine people had died by the storm created by cyclone Nilam which affected 12 districts destroying 242 houses and partially damaging 4781 houses. Some 216,681 people were affected by the adverse weather conditions.
Heavy rains and landslides
99 displaced camps which were opened in Colombo, and suburbs including Gampaha still existed as the floods have not receded in those areas
forced the education authorities to close schools in the Nuwara Eliya District last week. The Sri Lanka-New Zealand Cricket series was also affected by the cyclone as the T20 encounter had to be abandoned while the first one day international was put-off. Meanwhile, the Disaster Management Centre said 99 displaced camps which were opened in Colombo, and suburbs including Gampaha still existed as the floods have not receded in those areas.
According to the Disaster Management Centre nine people had died by the storm created by cyclone Nilam which affected 12 districts destroying 242 houses and partially damaging 4781 houses. Some 216,681 people were affected by the adverse weather conditions.
Heavy rains and landslides forced the education authorities to close schools in the Nuwara Eliya District last week. The Sri LankaNew Zealand Cricket series was also affected by the cyclone as the T20 encounter had to be abandoned while the first one day international was put-off.