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Flood in Sri Lanka
Floods caused by monsoon rains were reported in several areas in the western part of Sri Lanka. As heavy rains swept across the country on Sunday, Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) issued a major flood alert in Sitawaka, located on the outskirts of the capital city, Colombo. Several other areas of the island have also been impacted, leading to power supplies being switched off in the affected regions.
The Irrigation Department reported that due to the heavy rains, water levels of the Kelani River and the Gin River in the south of Sri Lanka had reached spill levels. Strong winds took down trees in many areas, resulting in the loss of nine people.
Sri Lanka's military has deployed 10 Navy teams and will be adding a further 116. The army is providing food to displaced people, and three helicopters have been deployed to assist with relief efforts.
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| Type of Event: | Flood |
| Location of Event: | Sri Lanka |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2024-06-03 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 17:04 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+02:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNOSAT on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
| Activation ID: | 887 |
| Project Management: | Teodoro Hunger (UNITAR/UNOSAT) |
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Preliminary satellite-derived flood impact assessment - Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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Acquired: Sentinel-1: 04/06/2024
Pleiades: 06/06/2024
WorldView-2: 14/11/2020
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Preliminary satellite-derived damage assessment - Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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Acquired: WorldView-2: 03/03/2023
Pleiades: 05/06/2024
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Category: Reference Map
Preliminary satellite-derived damage assessment - Gampaha, Colombo and Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Acquired: WorldView-2: 03/03/2023
Pleiades: 04/06/2024
Source: Pleiades and WorldView-2
Category: Reference Map
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