The Sri Lanka Navy is rendering assistance in providing relief to the people in the North and North Central Provinces affected by Cyclone Burevi which entered the country from the North East on the 02nd December.
On December 3, the Northern Naval Command Disaster Management Team evacuated 50 families affected by the floods on Punguduthivu Island due to heavy rains caused by Cyclone Burevi.
Responding promptly to this urgent situation, disaster relief teams of Northern Naval Command relocated the 50 distressed families from the island in four safe locations on 03rd December.
Further, affected communities were also provided cooked-meals, dry ration, sanitary and medical facilities by the Navy, adhering to COVID -19 preventive guidelines.
Moreover, the North Central Naval Command Friday rendered assistance to distribute aid made available by Kilinochchi Divisional Secretariat and Kilinochchi Disaster Management Centre to 86 fishermen and their family members stranded on the Iranativu Island as a result of the cyclone.
Meanwhile, 04 Navy relief teams in Anuradhapura and 04 more relief teams at Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Pussadewa in Vankalai, Mannar and SLNS Pandukabaya in Punewa have been kept on standby to respond to possible future developments.
Apart from that, the Navy, in collaboration with the Disaster Management Centre, is constantly on the lookout for relief efforts in the event of any eventuality.
2000, 2020 by LankaPage.com (LLC)