Overall Green Flood in Sri Lanka from 02 Aug 2026 01:00 UTC to 04 Aug 2026 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green Flood

in Sri Lanka

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1104075
Death:	12
Displaced:	6882
Countries:	Sri Lanka
From - To	02 Aug - 04 Aug

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Sri Lanka, Early August 2026Heavy rain caused river flooding in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Kegalle and Ratnapura districts of Sri Lanka from 03 August 2026. Rain-induced landslides were also reported in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Kegalle districts. Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre reported wider concurrent impacts from high winds and fallen trees; national and district damage totals were not disaggregated by hazard.Wed 5 Aug 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

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