Sri Lanka floods: situation under control, says government

A woman reacts as she inspects the site of a landslide at Elangipitiya village in Aranayaka | Reuters

Authorities continuing rescue and relief operations

With the authorities continuing rescue and relief operations, the Sri Lanka government on Thursday called the flood situation in the country as one being “under control.”

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera along with Minister of Disaster Management Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne, who briefed international community of the situation, later said  a coordinating committee had been set up to work out details on the possible requirements. He was responding to a query by The Hindu whether any proposal had been submitted. Mr. Yapa said donors had been requested to provide motor equipment, boats and purification tablets.