Heavy rains fell in parts of Sri Lanka as landslides and floods left nine dead and made hundreds of thousands homeless, a spokesman for the Disaster Management Centre said Monday.
Five more deaths were reported overnight from the weekend's floods and landslides mainly in the eastern, central and north central parts of the country.
'We are expecting more rains and the assistance of the navy, army and air force has been sought to help flood victims and supply food to them,' the spokesman said.
On Sunday, four people were buried in a landslide in central Sri Lanka's Kandy district while five others were killed in floods in separate incidents.
More than 4,000 houses have been damaged with 974 of them destroyed, the spokesman said.
The government put up 180 temporary camps to accommodate some 70,000 people who have been forced to leave their homes, but thousands of others were being accommodated in temporary shelters schools, temples and with relatives or friends.
Meteorological department officials said the weather conditions were unusual compared to previous years.
Residents in four districts were warned of possible landslides.
The United Nations stepped in with food aid for the flood victims in the Eastern Province by providing over 500 tons of dry rations including flour.
Tuesday 18 December 2012
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