Drought Affected Northern Province

While torrential rain in the South has resulted in flood and landslides, over 440,530 people from 130,243 families have been affected by drought in the Northern Province, District Disaster Management and Coordination Units stated.

District Disaster Management and Coordination Unit of Mullaitivu said that in 134 Grama Niladhari Divisions over 115,000 people from 35,670 families had been badly affected affected in the Mullaitivu district.Likewise 121,057 people from 33,361 families and 85,771 people from 24,507 families in Jaffna and Vavuniya respectively had been affected, District Disaster Management and Coordination Units of Jaffna and Vavuniya confirmed.

In the Kilinochchi district, some 70,900 people from 23,206 families and in Mannar District 47,710 people from 13,499 families were affected due to drought, it was reported.