Over 82,000 individuals have been affected and one individual has died because of inclement climate situations in Sri Lanka, an official stated on Wednesday.
Assistant Director of Catastrophe Administration Middle (DMC) Janaka Handunpathiraja stated in a voice message to the media that 82,796 individuals belonging to 24,159 households in 15 administrative districts have been affected.
He stated six individuals have been injured, with lots of of homes being broken.
The Division of Meteorology stated on Wednesday morning {that a} deep melancholy over the southwest Bay of Bengal was positioned 190 km southeast of Trincomalee in japanese Sri Lanka at round 11:30 p.m. native time on Tuesday.
It’s more likely to transfer north-northwestwards nearer to the east coast of Sri Lanka and intensify additional right into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday triggering heavy rains, the division stated.