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  • Sri Lanka: Northern Province - Reports of 100,000+ persons affected by rain in the North - Dengue & malaria are spreading rapidly

    More than 100,000 persons affected by rain in the North
    [TamilNet, Sunday, 12 December 2010, 13:39 GMT]
    More than hundred thousand people were affected by rain in Jaffna, Mannaar, Ki'linochchi and Mullaiththeevu district, according to civil society sources in the Northern province. Menik Farm camp used as an internment camp to hold Tamil civilians, is surrounded by flood. More than 20,000 remaining refugees have been struggling with toilets submerged in flood. Dengue and malaria are spreading rapidly, according to medical sources.

    115,631 members of 30,629 families are affected in the Northern Province due to heavy rains. 9505 members of 2742 families have sought refuge in 51 special camps set up in public places and temples, according to latest reports.

    30,452 members of 8375 families had been displaced in Jaffna district and 41,839 persons of 10,173 families in Mannaar district.

    The breakdown of the displaced in Mannaar district by DS division is given below: Naanaaddaan DS- 5416 persons from 1370 families, Musali DS-11723 persons from 2460 families, Mannaar DS-11174 persons from 2610 families, resettled Madu DS-7562 persons from 2015 families- Maanthaimeatku DS-6414 persons from 1718 families.

    continues at; http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=33211
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