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Sri Lanka:Landslide, flood:2022/08/01
Duration2022/08/01 Heavy rain since 1 August 2022 has caused flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka. As of 3 August, at least 3 people had lost their lives and 2,374 were displaced.
Country or DistrictSri Lanka
NameLandslide, flood

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Personal Injury Material Damage Others
DMC 2022/08/08
Death: 5
Missing: 3
Injured: 5
Affected: 15,829 (4,090 families)
 Fully damaged houses: 17
Partially damaged houses: 1,817

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  • DMC 2022/08/08
    Situation Report as of 18:00, 8 August 2022
  • IFRC 2022/08/20
    Five deaths were reported while three people have been missing.
  • ECHO 2022/08/03
    As of 3 August, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports 12,289 affected persons, of which 2,374 have been displaced. In addition, 3 people have died, and three are missing in Nuwara Eliya District (southern Central Province), while one person is reportedly missing in Kandy District (central-western Central Province).
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