Last Updated on May 23, 2016 4:03 a.m.
Aranayake:
#lka Army Spokesperson: 25 dead bodies (including 12 year old boy) + 18 body parts from 18 different bodies recovered from #Aranayake so far
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 23, 2016
Education:
#FloodSL @UNOCHA Report: Most safe locations are classrooms. Schools will have to to be cleaned/repaired before education can recommence.
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 23, 2016
Noticed offers of help for A/L students- what about study material for Gr.5 scholarship kids affected by floods/landslides? #FloodReliefLKA
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 23, 2016
Situation as of Monday morning:
Showers expected: Western,NorthWestern,Southern,Central& Sabaragamuwa provinces.Fairly heavy rain (75mm) also likely https://t.co/xF3czyEJw5
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 23, 2016
#FloodSL @UNOCHA Report: emergency items needed: clothing, water purification tablets, temporary latrines, hygiene&cooking equipment, boats.
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 23, 2016
#FloodSL: DMC: As of 9:00 a.m. today, death toll remains at 92, and 109 still missing. #lka https://t.co/TM63Oxy41n
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 23, 2016
#India: Risk of storms returning to the northeast and #Bangladesh. More rain at times in western #SriLanka. Nick pic.twitter.com/YUYZkbZemz
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) May 23, 2016
Weather Forecast:
#lka Met. Dept: Showers/thunder showers likely after 2:00PM in #Batticaloa tomorrow https://t.co/xF3czyEJw5
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
#lka Met. Dept: Showers/thunder showers likely after 4:00PM in #Trincomalee tomorrow https://t.co/xF3czyWknD
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
Latest #lka Met.Dept. forecast for #Colombo says "showers at times" tomorrow. Hope that means receding water levels. https://t.co/xF3czyWknD
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
#lka Met. Dept: Showers/thunder showers expected in #Kandy tomorrowhttps://t.co/xF3czyWknD
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
Latest numbers:
#FloodSL DMC UPDATE: 295 temporary shelters currently running, housing 41,460 families (185,933 people). #lka https://t.co/TM63Oxy41n
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
#FloodSL DMC UPDATE: 506 houses destroyed, 3,995 houses partially damaged. 71,097 families (288,768 people)affected. https://t.co/TM63Oxy41n
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
#FloodSL DMC UPDATE: Death toll now at 92, after more bodies found. 29 injured, 109 still missing. #lkahttps://t.co/TM63Oxy41n
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
Baby feeding bottles needed urgently:
URGENT!
NEED "30 Infant Feeding Bottles" (Plastic) #Lka #FloodReliefLKA
Contact – 0771405814 (Gihani) #RT— Ayesha Hettiarachchi (@Aye5ha) May 22, 2016
School in casual clothing:
Education minister says students who have lost their school uniforms due to floods will be allowed to attend school in causal clothing
— Ranga Sirilal (@rangaba) May 22, 2016
Death toll up to 84:
Death toll reaches 84 as more bodies are pulled out https://t.co/YcXli5frKz via @colombogazette #srilanka #lka
— Colombo Gazette (@colombogazette) May 22, 2016
Aranayake:
Several bodies recovered from Aranayake Landslide site today, so far 32 bodies recovered 112 missing, Search operations will continue #lka
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) May 22, 2016
Dalai Lama expresses condolences:
Dalai Lama expresses condolence over Sri Lanka calamity https://t.co/3cCv0VEixU via @colombogazette #srilanka #lka
— Colombo Gazette (@colombogazette) May 22, 2016
WHO and UNICEF support:
WHO supports Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka with hygiene kits & chlorine tablets to purify water#SriLankaFloods 🇱🇰 pic.twitter.com/HIu3vOZTkK
— WHO South-East Asia (@WHOSEARO) May 21, 2016
.@UNICEF_SriLanka is supporting the Min of #Health by providing #water purification tablets&containing #waterborne diseases #FloodReliefLKA
— UN in Sri Lanka (@UNSriLanka) May 22, 2016
Meds etc needed?
Anyone in need of meds, dry rations, Clothes or sanitary products near or around Gampaha area urgently? #RT #Lka #FloodReliefLka
— Ayesha Hettiarachchi (@Aye5ha) May 22, 2016
Crowdfunding to help flood victims:
Crowdfunding campaigns aimed to help victims of flood. Glad to see many of them surpassing goals! #FloodReliefLKA pic.twitter.com/j7LJR8DTAt
— Gopiharan Perinpam (@gopiharan) May 22, 2016
The only good thing to come out of all of this:
Reservoirs filled to 75 percent https://t.co/xA4LPWLOFD #LKA #SriLanka
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) May 22, 2016
Volunteers still needed:
https://twitter.com/sharasekaram/status/734361006860730368
A bit of rainfall forecasting:
Rainfall forecast for next two weeks by National Center for Environmental Prediction -USA pic.twitter.com/ux0SEBqBaL
— Weather | Sri Lanka (@WeatherSri) May 22, 2016
Wanted:
Kotikawatta 60 families staying at church is in need of b.f 2moro. possibility cordinate for 80 b.f packs? (1/2) #FloodSL #FloodReliefLKA
— Keshayinie Edmund (@ekeshayinie) May 22, 2016
urgently in a couple of hours. If can even give dry rations able to cook and deliver 0774945878 #FloodSL (2/2) #FloodReliefLKA
— Keshayinie Edmund (@ekeshayinie) May 22, 2016
150,000 school children affected; GOVT to provide:
150000 School Children affected by #FloodSL & Landslides. Govt to Provide Free Uniforms & Text Books #LKA #SriLanka pic.twitter.com/Lwn2ddO9ix
— Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 (@SriLankaTweet) May 22, 2016
Illegal constructions along Kelani to blame:
Colombo flooded due to illegal constructions beside the Kelani river: Says Irrigation Dept.
Full… https://t.co/s9D49VR1Lb— News 1st (@NewsfirstSL) May 22, 2016
Island neighbours send help:
#PresYameen's Special Envoy @EconDevMv Min. @em_saeed departs to #SriLanka. Will deliver aid on Maldives' behalf. https://t.co/Ll70dhAYtj
— Ibrahim H. Shihab (@IntSpkMV) May 22, 2016
Waters in Thotalangana receding:
The flood water level at Thotalanga recorded as 5' 7" as at 0700 hrs today. 1" has recede since 1 pm 2day. @road_lk pic.twitter.com/A9JmYQCz6K
— hawkeye (@antipachajourno) May 22, 2016
Back to school, folks:
All schools to reopen tomorrow except 52 in Sabaragamuwa https://t.co/TWZ4wDuu4w #LKA #SriLanka
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) May 22, 2016
Don’t stop helping:
Pls continue giving #SriLanka #lka #Aranayake via @groundviews pic.twitter.com/l1V6yc4BVa
— Amantha (@AmanthaP) May 22, 2016
Pakistani neighbours send help:
Pakistan to send 30 bed field hospital with 17 doctors & 2 cargo aircrafts full of relief goods for victims of #FloodSL
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) May 22, 2016
More help from the US:
US Government to provide an additional 36 million Sri Lankan Rupees (250,000 U.S. dollars) to support flood relief efforts #lka #FloodSL
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) May 22, 2016
It’s monsoon season, but because we’re still recovering, please take extra caution:
South-west monsoon is on his way towards Sri Lanka within next few days. pic.twitter.com/50IdaVJXCk
— Weather | Sri Lanka (@WeatherSri) May 22, 2016
Latest situation update:
#FloodSL DMC UPDATE: As of this afternoon, 84 confirmed dead. 29 injured, 116 still missing. #lkahttps://t.co/TM63OxgsCN
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
#FloodSL UPDATE: 503 houses destroyed, 3,793 partially damaged. 84,696 families (340,150 people)affected islandwide. https://t.co/TM63OxgsCN
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
#FloodSL DMC UPDATE: 376 temporary shelters currently set up, housing 55,956 families (237,240 people). #lka https://t.co/TM63OxgsCN
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
Food still needed:
It's passed 3pm. Some people don't have anything for lunch yet. NEED 1000 LUNCH PACKS. Call @suharshana : 0722313369 #Lka #FloodReliefLKA
— Ayesha Hettiarachchi (@Aye5ha) May 22, 2016
Reports from the DMC suggest that there are food shortages at the Colombo and Gampaha camps #lka
— Dinouk Colombage (@Dinouk_C) May 22, 2016
Lunch for 200 needed in Kolonnawa Balika. Call Razan 0777848012 #FloodSL #lka
— Colombo Favourites (@cmbfav) May 22, 2016
Requirements:
This is an extract from the disaster management center srilanka . This is the requirement ….… https://t.co/QVmLRDZ8UL
— Prabath Jayasooriya (@PrabathDush) May 22, 2016
Valid criticism indeed:
So many people are taking so much effort to volunteer and help. But lack of centralized coordination will result in inefficiency. #floodSL
— Gopiharan Perinpam (@gopiharan) May 22, 2016
In case your engines were inundated:
Automobile engineer Lal Alawatte says that flooded vehicles should not be started if the engine remains below the water. #FloodSL
— Budu™ 🙏 (@BuduMalli) May 22, 2016
The Air Force in action:
#SLFloods : props to our Air Force. Some images from the SLAF in action, courtesy Air Force media. pic.twitter.com/A85NVRMq5M
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
Relief requirements:
#NeedLK #lka #FloodSL #SLFlood Matches, candles, panadol and plasters can anyone give?
— Sharanya Sekaram (@sharasekaram) May 22, 2016
For Kotikawatte
Clothes – Kids & Ladies mostly
Diapers
Women's undergarments
Sanitary Packs
BiscuitsContact 0778156746
— Mevan Peiris (@MevanPeiris) May 22, 2016
Wellampitiya:
Kalu Palama in Wellampitiya under water. Floods are receding, but some streets are still inaccessible. #FloodSL #lka pic.twitter.com/zf6c7UbcpS
— Nishan Casseem (@NishanCm) May 22, 2016
More vehicle recovery help:
Anyone needs a carrier to get their vehicles out of flooded areas..
Call Nimanka: 0717417939
Pls share the message to anyone who is affected— Srilankan Muslims (@LankaMuslims) May 22, 2016
Volunteers, take note:
A very important message to all volunteers who went into the water #FloodSL #Lka pic.twitter.com/smps3OIh7E
— Colombo Favourites (@cmbfav) May 22, 2016
For disaster relief donations:
Overseas donations can also made to @dialoglk eZ-Cash relief fund using @WorldRemit https://t.co/OPvYEyXMmJ #FloodSL pic.twitter.com/xI7VYleOGU
— Gopiharan Perinpam (@gopiharan) May 22, 2016
Local & Foreign Currency accounts set up by Govt. for disaster relief monetary donations(via @MFA_SriLanka) #FloodSL pic.twitter.com/1o4JvVJWgj
— Gopiharan Perinpam (@gopiharan) May 22, 2016
Reminder about rough seas:
Met.Dept: Showers/thundershowers in sea areas from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota #FloodSLhttps://t.co/xF3czyWknD
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
Met. Dept: watch out for rough seas today: Puttalam-Trinco via Mannar&KKS & Batti-Hambantota via Pottuvil #FloodSLhttps://t.co/xF3czyWknD
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
Athurugiriya/Kaduwela:
This is how Athurugiriya Kaduwela road looks today #FloodSL @road_lk pic.twitter.com/IPxVr1IVuT
— Podi Malli (@PodiMalli) May 22, 2016
Meanwhile in Malwana:
Cleaning process has began in Malwana town #FloodSL pics via @Fairoozmbm pic.twitter.com/UgXIHnduiP
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) May 22, 2016
URGENT!
Volunteers needed 4 Malwana Landslide RELEIF works Pls contact,
Shiyam-0777560414
Fahry-0770613938#lka #FloodSL #FloodReliefLKA— RUZNI MUSTAFA (@ruznimustafa) May 22, 2016
Malwana
#FloodSL pic.twitter.com/gxTEWrm8p8— Aasir (@Aasirricherd) May 22, 2016
Malwana #FloodSL pic.twitter.com/OFr0sJIKoD
— Aasir (@Aasirricherd) May 22, 2016
Illegal constructions blamed:
Colombo flooded due to illegal constructions beside the Kelani river: Irrigation Dept. https://t.co/wqgXtOCctM
— News 1st (@NewsfirstSL) May 22, 2016
Still needed:
Flood victimes in IDH area need Detol bottles. Pls contact Chamila 0773435422. #SriLanka #lka #FloodSL #FloodReliefLKA #lka
— #Fast#SMS#News 🇱🇰 (@dickwella1st) May 22, 2016
Gotatuwa Flood victims needed 1000 parcels for lunch & 1500 for dinner today (22). Pls help.
call:
SIRAJ 773055050
ABRAR 773052281#FloodSL— muslimLK (@muslimLK) May 22, 2016
We are still in need of the following items to pack and send out:
Women's sanitary napkins
Panadol or… https://t.co/Fv0PyhQcUP— Chase D (@OfficialOfChase) May 22, 2016
Water levels in Kelani/Kelaniya receding:
Very good news from Kelaniya, Water level going down, compare with my earlier updates #Lka #SLfloods pic.twitter.com/inxpyJMRYH
— Manjula Basnayake (@BasnayakeM) May 22, 2016
Water level in Kelani River dropping https://t.co/nDtTI9TyhL #LKA #SriLanka
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) May 22, 2016
Medical camps:
Mobile medical camp for flood victims in operation at 1st stop; Polwatte low income scheme in Rajagiriya. 12… https://t.co/Cxsxhp3MCi
— Harsha de Silva (@HarshadeSilvaMP) May 22, 2016
Free Medical camp at Rakshapana,Malwana now.
Anyone can come & get treatments#SLFloods #FloodSL #SriLanka #Lka #Aid pic.twitter.com/JZdITNqfAw— M.RISHAN SHAREEF (@Rishan_s) May 22, 2016
Latest statistics:
#FLoodSL UPDATE: DMC: 399 temporary shelters currently set up, housing 57,590 families (242,927 people) #lka https://t.co/TM63OxgsCN
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
#FLoodSL UPDATE: DMC:476 houses destroyed, 3,699 houses partially damaged. 86,910 families(348,476 people) affected.https://t.co/TM63OxgsCN
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016
#FLoodSL UPDATE: DMC: the death toll now stands at 82, with 29 injured, & 118 missing in the recent disasters. #lka https://t.co/TM63OxgsCN
— Roar.lk (@Roarlk) May 22, 2016