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Sri Lanka seeks help to rebuild 300 flood-damaged schools
Colombo, May 23: Si Lanka today called for urgent help to rebuild at least 300 schools damaged by unprecedented floods in the island`s south where some 30,000 students lost their books.
He said at least 100 schools had been completely destroyed while another 200 were damaged.
"In some places, the school buildings have completely
collapsed or been buried in mud," Kodituwakku said. "In all
the 300 schools, we can't find any furniture or books. All
that is lost."
"We can arrange school uniforms and text books, but we
need help with other stationary and building materials. We are
not in a position to do it ourselves at the moment."
The flash floods and mudslides have claimed at least 26 5 lives and left some 200,000 families homeless, mainly in the southern and Sout H-Central regions of the island.
Indian Navy personnel have been helping the relief
operations, while Australia, Britain, Germany, Norway, Japan,
the Maldives and the United States have also extended
assistance.
The government has put off an island-wide high school
examination because of the floods.
Bureau Report