Meethotamulla Disaster Zone Residents Prone to Long & Short Term Health Hazards

The Ministry of Health declared ,  that the people affected by the Meethotamulla disaster are at risk of experiencing long term and short term health hazards .  The Chairman of the Public Health inspectors Union in Sri Lanka, Upul Rohana stated,  that the affected people  are at risk of contracting short term diseases such as diseases of the skin and  diarrhea.

He further added that infections around genitalia, dengue and Leptospirosis (rat fever), are at a high risk of spreading as well.  Rohana further any agricultural  fresh produce within a five kilometer radius from the disaster site should not be allowed to sell it  to the public.