NewsAt least five persons have been reported dead and six others missing due to adverse weather conditions as heavy rains were reported overnight in most parts of the country, officials said. The Disaster Management Centre confirmed four of the five deaths while saying that more than 13,000 have already been affected due to floods and landslides in different parts of the country. Irrigation officials warned that Colombo too could face mini-floods with the rise of the Kelani river water levels in the next 10 hours. Some of the schools in the Ratnapura and Kegalle districts in the Sabaragamuwa province and some schools in the south have been closed. President Maithripala Sirisena has directed officials to provide relief material to the affected and that the required finance would be provided.

Source: Sunday Times May 21, 2018 09:45 UTC