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More Than 115,000 People Affected by Drought Linked to El Niño

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Drought conditions attributed to El Niño have affected 115,534 people from 35,149 families in Sri Lanka.
  • The impact covers 35 divisional secretariats across seven districts, with Monaragala, Ampara, Badulla, Batticaloa, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura and Anuradhapura most affected.
  • Authorities are distributing drinking water to 113,354 people from 34,608 families.

Drought conditions linked to El Niño have affected more than 115,000 people in Sri Lanka, according to the Disaster Management Centre.

The centre said 115,534 people from 35,149 families had been affected across 35 divisional secretariats in seven districts.

Monaragala, Ampara, Badulla, Batticaloa, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura and Anuradhapura have recorded the greatest impact. The centre said drinking water is being distributed to 113,354 people from 34,608 families.

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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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