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US$22.7 million urgently needed to meet the most critical needs

Jun 7, 2017
US$22.7 million urgently needed to meet the most critical needs

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On 25 and 26 May, incessant heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon triggered flooding and landslides in 15 of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. The damage is extensive.

Over half a million people have been affected by flooding and landslides in central and southern Sri Lanka.
Over half a million people have been affected by flooding and landslides in central and southern Sri Lanka.

Some 630,000 people have been heavily affected, including at least 150,000 are women and girls of reproductive age and over 189,000 children. The floods and landslides destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 houses and temporarily displaced 73,560 people to 354 locations.

To complement the ongoing Government-led response, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) is requesting US$22.7 million to address the critical life-saving and protection needs of 374,000 people in seven districts from 1 June to 31 October 2017.

Top priorities:

  • Alleviate human suffering by providing immediate life-saving and protection assistance to communities affected by the disaster;
  • Facilitate early recovery of the most vulnerable households through emergency livelihood and provision of basic services;
  • Strengthen the resilience of affected communities to cope with and recover from the disaster.

Source: OCHA. Read full report here.
7 June, 2017