SITUATION
Over the last 10 days heavy rains and winds affected south-eastern India and Sri Lanka, causing damage and deaths, especially in Tamil Nadu state (India).
INDIA
• A Tropical Depression formed over the Bay of Bengal on 8 November and moved towards the coast of south-eastern India. It reached the coast of Tamil Nadu on 9 November, having strengthened into a Deep Depression. Heavy rains and winds affected south-eastern India, especially Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh, causing floods and damage. Moreover, another low pressure system moved off the coast of these two states over the last few days, causing more rains and floods.
• As of 18 November, media reported over 80 dead (mostly in the area of Chennai) in Tamil Nadu, another eight in Andhra Pradesh and more than 34 000 people displaced in Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu).
• Over the next 48 h heavy rains may still affect Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
SRI LANKA
• Over the last week, heavy rains have also affected Sri Lanka. The latest update of the flood situation indicate that over 135,500 people in 15 districts have been affected by floods, winds and landslides.
• The Northern Province was mostly affected with over 118,000 people affected and 13,500 people displaced. Among the five districts affected in this province, the ones mostly affected are Jaffna (86,210 affected), Kilinochchi (22,890) and Mulaitivu (6,952).
• The Ministry of Disaster Management has requested assistance for relief items from the United Nations.
• Over the next 48 h, more heavy rains, winds and thunderstroms may still affect northern and central Sri Lanka.