The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has stated that 18 districts across the island have been affected by adverse weather conditions caused by Cyclone ‘Arnab’.

The Centre reported that the impacts had been recorded during the period from October 23 up to 6.00 a.m. today (31).

Accordingly, a total of 21,240 individuals belonging to 5,768 families across 136 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in 18 districts have been affected by the adverse weather conditions.

The Disaster Management Centre further stated that three people had lost their lives while six others had sustained injuries due to the disaster situation.

According to the report issued by the Centre, eight houses have been completely destroyed, while 737 houses have sustained partial damage as a result of the adverse weather conditions.

The highest number of people affected has been reported from the Ratnapura District, where 10,051 individuals belonging to 2,666 families across 15 Divisional Secretariat Divisions have been affected.

One death and two injury cases have been reported in the Ratnapura District, along with 101 cases of house damage.

The second-highest number of affected people has been reported from the Puttalam District, where 6,900 individuals belonging to 1,850 families across 11 Divisional Secretariat Divisions have been affected by the adverse weather conditions.

One death and two injury cases have been reported in the district, while two individuals have also been reported missing.

Meanwhile, the highest number of houses damaged has been reported from the Matara District, with a total of 113 houses affected.

The Disaster Management Centre stated that this figure includes one completely destroyed house.