Source: World Food Programme
Country: Sri Lanka
- NATURE OF EMERGENCY:
Torrential rainfalls have resulted in severe floods and landslides, causing displacement and damage to houses, livelihoods and assets in 22 administrative districts out of 25 districts in Sri Lanka.
- Location:
The IR EMOP will focus on the 13 most affected districts: Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee of the Eastern Province, Anuradhapura and Polonaruwa of the North-Central Province, Kurunegala, Puttalam of the North-Western Province, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya of the Northern Province, Badulla of the Uva Province and Matale of the Central Province that were hard-hit by the disaster. The majority of flood-stricken people are in the Eastern Province and the Eastern District of Batticaloa.
