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Thunder showers and strong winds: DMC on standby to assist public

16 Apr 2020

BY SARAH HANNAN With the onset of the monsoon and thunder showers coupled with locaclised strong winds sweeping across at least six provinces, it is reported that houses are being affected by adverse weather. The most recent incident was reported on Tuesday (14) when 13 estate houses in the Norwood area of the Central Province were damaged by rain. Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Assistant Director and Spokesperson Pradeep Kodippili, speaking to The Morning, said: “No person was injured from the rains and families living in all 13 houses have now been sheltered at a safe location. We have made arrangements to provide them with cooked meals. In the meantime, our district disaster management unit along with the divisional secretariat and the grama niladhari will assess the extent of the damages caused by the rain.” According to Kodippili, based on the damages assessed, the DMC will allocate between Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 2,500,000 to the families to repair/rebuild their houses.


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