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Sri Lanka:Flood:2012/12/17

Duration	2012/12/17	The Disaster Management Centre said that a total of 21,120 persons have been affected in Southern, Central, North Central, Uva, Eastern and North Western Provinces of Sri Lanka due to heavy rain and flooding.
Country or District	Sri Lanka
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Government of Sri Lanka 2013/01/08
Dead: 45 Missing: 8 Injured: 16 Affected: 307,603 (83,282 families)	Fully damaged houses: 5,633 Partially damaged houses: 28,093
Government of Sri Lanka 2013/01/02
Dead: 43 Missing: 7 Injured: 19 Affected: 390,130 (107,191 families)	Fully damaged houses: 4,827 Partially damaged houses:25,409
Government of Sri Lanka 2012/12/31
Dead: 43 Missing: 7 Injured: 20 Affected: 454,043 (125,396 families)	Fully damaged houses: 4,229 Partially damaged houses: 25,532
Government of Sri Lanka 2012/12/30
Dead: 40 Missing: 7 Injured: 20 Affected: 401,295 (109,929 families)	Fully damaged houses: 4,233 Partially damaged houses: 21,924

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Report/Articles Government of Sri Lanka 2013/01/08 Situation Report as at 8th January 2013 (18.00hrs) Government of Sri Lanka 2013/01/02 Situation Report as at 2nd January 2013 (18.00hrs) Government of Sri Lanka 2012/12/31 Situation Report as at 31st December 2012 (18.00hrs) Government of Sri Lanka 2012/12/30 Situation Report as at 30th December 2012 (18.00hrs) Government of Sri Lanka 2012/12/29 According to the Disaster management Center (DMC) of Sri Lanka 342,810 people from 93,435 families have been affected since December 17. There have been 36 deaths and 7 are still missing while 20 people have sustained injuries. Government of Sri Lanka 2012/12/22 The death toll from the recent floods and landslides reached 27 as rain continued in the country. Government of Sri Lanka 2012/12/21 25 deaths had been reported islandwide due to floods, while another 13 people were missing and 36 injured. Government of Sri Lanka 2012/12/19 15 killed and 13 missing and over 21,000 affected by floods

Geographycal Data Information OCHA 2012/12/21 Sri Lanka: Extreme Weather Situation (16:00, 21 December 2012)

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