Floods subsided across Sri Lanka revealing the full extent of damage from last week’s deluge that also triggered landslides. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said, 101 people were known to have died last week while another 100 people were still listed as missing in the worst hit central district of Kegalle.
The Finance Ministry has estimated the damage to small businesses and industries at about 2 billion dollars. The government has promised compensation to victims, but details are yet to be announced. Sri Lanka’s parliament has been recalled to meet today, a week ahead of schedule, to discuss reconstruction and rehabilitation following the worst flooding in the capital in nearly a quarter of a century.