Trincomalee District
Just as resettled families were trying to cultivate their lands again, the recent heavy rain and flooding has affected most areas and set back people’s livelihoods once more. The level of assistance for returnees will need to be re-assessed after another setback, as they will be requiring external help until the next harvest season (ReliefWeb: 10th January). The Green Movement are hoping to work alongside Solidar in helping resettled communities recover their livelihood patterns in this area as soon as possible.
Ampara District
The government have given relief to 70,442 families in the last 3 days, since January 1th. The weather has improved and water levels are now receding, making the number of families sheltering in temporary camps decrease from 2,820 to 718. Only the Adadiwembe DS division is still affected (Daily News: January 15th).
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