The death toll due to the adverse weather conditions across the island has climbed to 12, as of today (June 03), State Minister of Defence, Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon said.
Meanwhile, 05 persons are still reported missing.
The State Minister also said that 23,707 persons from 2,313 affected families are currently in relief centres established across the island.
Meanwhile, Governor of the Southern Province Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena has stated that it has been decided to close all the schools in the Galle and Matara districts on Tuesday (June 04) and Wednesday (June 05) due to the prevailing adverse weather.
Yesterday, President Ranil Wickremesinghe directed the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance to promptly allocate funds to the District Secretaries to provide urgent assistance to those impacted by the adverse weather.
