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Sri Lanka: Floods - Mar 2008

Disaster description

Floods following heavy rains caused heavy damage in several districts with several deaths reported and nearly 8,000 families displaced. A total of 7,860 families (33,408 persons) were reported displaced in Colombo, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Puttalam, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, Gampaha and Kegalle. (Govt. of Sri Lanka, 30 Apr 2008)

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