A total of 12 deaths have been reported due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions in the country, according to the Disaster Management Center (DMC).
Among the 12 fatalities, 8 are from the Ampara District. The number of injured stands at 17, while 2 individuals remain missing.
The DMC stated that a total of 330,894 people from 98,635 families in 175 Divisional Secretariat divisions across 21 districts were affected by the bad weather as of 8.00 a.m. today (28).
It was reported that 82 houses were completely damaged, and 1,465 houses were partially damaged.
The DMC also confirmed that a total of 26,625 people from 8,358 families were relocated to 267 safe locations.