A soldier distributes food to people affected by the floods in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 4, 2024. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
colombo: Twenty-six people have been killed and 41 others injured due to the prevailing inclement weather conditions in Sri Lanka, State Minister of Defense Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said on Tuesday.
The state minister told the parliament that 130,021 people from 33,422 families have been affected by the disasters caused by heavy rains by Tuesday morning.
He said 9,248 people have taken shelter in 116 regional relief centers across the South Asian country.
The Department of Meteorology said on Tuesday that several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and North Western provinces.
