Kilinochchi hit by floods again

Thousands have been affected by ongoing heavy rainfall in Kilinochchi in a new round of floods.


Sri Lanka’s met department found that the highest amount of rainfall during the monsoon period had occurred in Kilinochchi.

The Kilinochchi Secretariat estimated that over 7000 people may have been affected by the most recent floods.

The North-East of Sri Lanka was hit by severe flooding last month.

Over 100k affected by severe floods in North-East Sri Lanka (16 Nov 2015)

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