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Table 51 (Cli., Disaster) |
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Details of Major Floods |
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Cli51e |
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Year |
Affected Area |
No. of Families |
Relief Expenditure |
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Affected |
(Rupee Million) |
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1947 |
ALL AREAS |
n.a. |
1.9 |
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Colombo |
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Kalutara |
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Kandy |
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Kegalle |
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Ratnapura |
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Trincomalee |
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1957 |
ALL AREAS |
n.a. |
7.2 |
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Anuradhapura |
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Badulla |
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Batticaloa |
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Colombo |
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Hambantota |
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Jaffna |
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Kandy |
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Matale |
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Puttalam |
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Trincomalee |
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Vavuniya |
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1970/71 |
ALL AREAS |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Ampara |
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Anuradhapura |
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Batticaloa |
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Galle |
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Hambantota |
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Jaffna |
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Kalutara |
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Kandy |
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Kegalle |
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Matara |
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Nuwara-Eliya |
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Puttalam |
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Ratnapura |
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Trincomalee |
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Vavuniya |
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1974 |
ALL AREAS |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Ampara |
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Batticaloa |
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Colombo |
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Galle |
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Jaffna |
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Kalutara |
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Kandy |
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Polonnaruwa |
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Ratnapura |
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Trincomalee |
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Vavuniya |
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1982 |
ALL AREAS |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Ampara |
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Batticaloa |
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Colombo |
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Galle |
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Gampaha |
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Jaffna |
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Kalutara |
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Kegalle |
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Matara |
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Moneragala |
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Polonnaruwa |
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Ratnapura |
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Trincomalee |
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Vavuniya |
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1984 |
ALL AREAS |
297,517.0 |
49.0 |
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Ampara |
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Anuradhapura |
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Batticaloa |
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Colombo |
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Galle |
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Gampaha |
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Jaffna |
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Kalutara |
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Kandy |
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Kilinochchi |
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Mannar |
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Matale |
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Mulativu |
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Polonnaruwa |
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Puttalam |
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Trincomalee |
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Vavuniya |
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1989 |
ALL AREAS |
84,918.0 |
85.0 |
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Colombo |
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Galle |
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Gampaha |
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Kalutara |
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Kegalle |
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Matara |
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Nuwara-Eliya |
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Ratnapura |
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1991 |
ALL AREAS |
259,285.0 |
788.0 |
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Galle |
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Kalutara |
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Kegalle |
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Matara |
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Ratnapura |
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1992 |
ALL AREAS |
302,348.0 |
1,540.0 |
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Colombo |
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Galle |
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Gampaha |
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Kalutara |
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Kandy |
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Kegalle |
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Matara |
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Ratnapura |
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1993 |
ALL AREAS |
229,042.0 |
982.0 |
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Ampara |
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Batticaloa |
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Jaffna |
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Kandy |
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Kilinochchi |
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Kurunegala |
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Mannar |
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Mulativu |
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Puttalam |
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Ratnapura |
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Trincomalee |
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Vavuniya |
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1995 |
ALL AREAS |
91,386.0 |
519.0 |
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Ampara |
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Anuradhapura |
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Badulla |
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Batticaloa |
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Colombo |
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Galle |
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Gampaha |
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Hambantota |
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Jaffna |
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Kalutara |
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Kandy |
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Kegalle |
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Kurunegala |
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Mannar |
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Matale |
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Matara |
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Moneragala |
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Nuwara-Eliya |
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Polonnaruwa |
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Puttalam |
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Ratnapura |
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Trincomalee |
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Vavuniya |
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©
2004, KRI (Kusaka Research
Institute) |
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Source: |
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Department
of Social Services of Sri Lanka. |
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Revised: 2004(y)/04(m)/25(d) |
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Chief Editor: |
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Dr. Milton
Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
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The
former Head, Department of Management Studies |
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University
of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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