81,000 families affected by the heavy rains - DMC
December 31, 2010 09:34 am
Around 81,000 families and nearly 308,000 people have been affected by the heavy rains while most of the victims were from the Batticaloa District, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) revealed.
Districts such as Kilinochchi, Mulaitivu and Ampara were also badly affected by the prevailing weather condition. The DMC stated that one person was killed while three others have been injured in the last few days while 1083 homes have been completely destroyed in the rains.