Number of drought affected rises to 1.66mn

California-Drought-2015-NASA-Predictions-Claim-Water-Running-Out-In-2016-As-Megadrought-Hits-HardThe number of those affected by the drought has risen to 1.66 million. The Disaster Management Centre has said the District of Kurunegala remains the worst affected, with over 163,000 people suffering the consequences of the drought. Close to 139,000 have been affected by the drought in the district of Puttalam. Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya, […]

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