Cyclone Burevi in Sri Lanka
Cyclone Burevi is expected to impact Sri Lanka on the evening of 2 December, with anticipated damage and flooding along coastal areas.
75,000 people have been evacuated in advance of the storm and authorities are housing them in emergency shelters.
Trincomalee district, on the north-east coast of the island is expected to suffer the worst damage from the storm.
Burevi is expected to pass over the north of the island, and continue on towards the India coast on 3 December.
- Type of event
- Storm, Flood
- Location of event
- Sri Lanka
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2020-12-02
- Time of Charter Activation
- 13:26
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+01:00
- Charter Requestor
- Disaster Management Center – Sri Lanka
- Activation ID
- 690
- Project Management
- International Water Management Institute
- Value Adding
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