It is reported that the hurricane flooded the island from the south of the Indian Ocean, as a result, almost the entire southern part of the island was submerged.
More than 20 thousand houses were left without light and electricity, 26 people were killed, as many are declared missing, 50 thousand inhabitants of the island remain without a roof over their heads. At the same time, the water level in the rivers in Sri Lanka continues to grow. The authorities declared a state of emergency, during the rescue operations, military.
The forecasters warned that the hurricane would move to the island after he visited Java and caused damage to the island by billions of dollars.
As reported in "URA-Inform", the hurricane "Gervart", which raged a week in Europe in late October, killed five people.