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Sri Lanka: Tropical Cyclone: 2008/11/26 Country Information on DRR

Period 2008/11/26
Country or District Sri Lanka
Event Type Tropical Cyclone
Outline Due to the heavy rainfall triggered by tropical cyclone passed over northen part of Sri lanka on 25-26 November, 140,853 people were affected and 1,941 houses were totally damaged.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Disaster Management Centre Situation Report as of 2008/11/27
Affected: 140,853
Totally Destroyed Houses: 1,941
Partially Destroyed Houses: 5,109
People in the IDP Camps: 21,770

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Report/Articles

IRIN News 2008/12/01
The National Disaster Management Centre (DMC) stated in a situation update released on 1 December that floods killed at least 11 people and affected over 360,000 between 22 and 30 November in northern Sri Lanka.

Disaster Management Centre Situation Report as of 2008/11/27
The heavy rainfall during the past days have resulted in floods in different districts across the country. The affected districts include Jaffna, Mannar, Trincomalee, Monaragala and Kandy.

Geographycal Data

UNOSAT 2008/12/03
Overview of Flood Waters in Kinilochchi District, Sri Lanka (as of 3 December 2008)

UNOSAT 2008/12
Overviews of Flood Waters in Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka (as of 1 December 2008)

OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/11/28
Tropical Cyclone Nisha (as of 28 November 2008)