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An earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered tsunamis or tidal waves as high as five metres lashed Sri Lanka's eastern and southern shores on Sunday, December 26, 2004. Over 28, 000 people of all walks  of life are believed killed and over 100,000 families lost their dwellings and belongings.
   
President Chandrika Kumaratunga yesterday (Dec 29) toured areas affected by the tidal wave in the Southern Province to assess the situation. The President first went to Yodhakandiya...(more)

 

Map of Affected Areas:

Map of Road Problems

 

Current Situation 

        Situation Reports from various agencies
       Situation Reports have been coming in from the 26th of
        December with details of the affected districts. These
        Sit-Reps have been received from the Government of Sri  
        Lanka, United Nations Agencies, bilateral donors and NGOs,
        and continue to be updated regularly.

        Latest Figures on Tsunami Disaster (31 Dec at 1030)
       Details of the affected communities including numbers
       displaced and missing. These details are updated two times 
       a day.

         District Level Details
      District wise details of communities affected.
 
Needs 

All request for relief items and humanitarian assistance are being updated on this site on an hourly basis and matched against recourses and supplies available. Please e-mail all such requests to ramraj.narasimhan@undp.org.


Minutes of Meetings for UN & International agencies

All UN agencies working on humanitarian assistance in Sri Lanka, bilateral donors, UNDAC Team and representatives of the Government of Sri Lanka meet on a daily basis at 1100 to discuss the current situation and strategize their humanitarian assistance and relief plans for the next 24 hours.

                          27th December 2004 

                          28th December 2004

                          29th December 2004

Rapid Needs Assessment Formats 

Assessment Reports and Details 

The Government, UNDAC Team, bilateral donors and other agencies are in the process of conducting assessment missions at the affected districts. Reports, details of the composition of the teams as well as the districts where various agencies are conducting mission are available via the links below.

For Monitoring Seismic Activity Go to

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Last Updated Date: December 31, 2004