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Secretary to the President directs establishment of Special Emergency Response Task Force under Colombo Municipal Council

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Secretary to the President directs establishment of Special Emergency Response Task Force under Colombo Municipal Council
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Officials of the Colombo Municipal Council informed a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat that the main cause of the flash floods in Colombo on Friday afternoon (06) was the exceptionally heavy rainfall of approximately 129 mm with.

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  • —Officials of the Colombo Municipal Council informed a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat that the main cause of the flash floods in Colombo on Friday afternoon (06) was the exceptionally heavy rainfall of approximately 129 mm within one hour.
  • —They explained that the existing drainage system had been designed to withstand rainfall of around [].
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