10 dead, nearly 85,000 affected by severe weather
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on May 23, 2018 - 12:36 pm
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) says that 84,943 persons in 14 districts have been affected due to the heavy monsoon rain and strong winds across Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile the death toll due to the severe weather condition has risen to 10, the DMC said in its latest update.
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