Flood help

• Put ID, deeds, certificates and medicines in a waterproof bag.
• Charge phones and power banks; keep a torch and a battery radio.
• Move valuables, electronics and files upstairs or to higher shelves.
• Agree a meeting place and a route to higher ground with your household.
• Ask your Grama Niladhari which centre is nearest and the safest route.
• Plan where livestock and pets will go; move them early, not at the last minute.
• Store drinking water and food that needs no cooking.

• In danger, call 117 (DMC) or 119 (Police).
• If officials ask you to leave, go early, by day if you can.
• Avoid walking or driving through moving floodwater.
• Switch off power at the mains if water is near sockets.
• Ask the Grama Niladhari or your district DMC office for the nearest safe centre.
• Tell family you are safe, with one short message.

• Ask your Public Health Inspector or MOH office about rat fever (leptospirosis) prevention after wading in floodwater.
• Drink only boiled water until supplies are confirmed safe.
• Have floodwater-touched wells cleaned and chlorinated; ask your Public Health Inspector.
• Throw out food that touched floodwater; wash hands before eating and cooking.
• Have wiring checked before switching the power back on.
• Take care when clearing debris: wear boots and gloves; snakes shelter in it.
• Register damage with your Grama Niladhari as soon as you can.
• Empty standing water around the home to stop mosquitoes breeding.

• Photograph damage and keep receipts and documents.
• Tell your Grama Niladhari (GN) about your losses.
• Follow up at your Divisional Secretariat.
• If you have insurance, tell your insurer in writing quickly.
• Farmers: report crop damage at your Agrarian Service Centre or the AAIB line 1918.
• Check amounts and deadlines with the DS office; they change from event to event.

Amounts and deadlines change each time. Your Divisional Secretariat has the latest.

• From inside Sri Lanka, call 117 to report someone missing or in danger.
• From abroad, contact the nearest Sri Lankan embassy or consulate.
• Or ask your local Red Cross to pass a message through Sri Lanka Red Cross (Restoring Family Links, free).
• Share the person’s full name, last known place and a phone number.

• Give only to official accounts published by the Treasury or Central Bank (cbsl.gov.lk).
• Be wary of links and numbers in messages; fake donation sites were reported in 2025.