The declaration has been made under Section 9 of Part 11 of the Registration of Deaths (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 19 of 2010.
Authorities stated that this decision was taken considering the extensive damage caused across multiple regions of the country as a result of several days of adverse weather conditions, heavy rainfall, and widespread flooding.
Accordingly, the following districts have been designated as National Disaster Zones:
1. Kandy
2. Nuwara Eliya
3. Badulla
4. Kurunegala
5. Matale
6. Kegalle
7. Gampaha
8. Mullaitivu
9. Anuradhapura
10. Colombo
11. Jaffna
12. Polonnaruwa
13. Mannar
14. Puttalam
15. Ratnapura
16. Monaragala
17. Batticaloa
18. Ampara
19. Trincomalee
20. Kilinochchi
21. Vavuniya
22. Kalutara
Authorities urge the public to remain vigilant as relief operations continue across the affected regions.
