<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, over 80 thousand persons from more than 20 thousand families have been affected due to inclement weather in southern part of the island for past few days.<br />''<br />''Hundreds of people have been forced to take shelter in relief camps as several houses got damaged due to incessant rains in Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Kalutara, Colombo, Gampaha, Kandy and Kegalle districts. Schools and colleges in worst affected Galle and Matara districts have been closed in wake of the precarious conditions.<br />''<br />''Police Media Spokesperson S P Ruwan Gunasekara said, all the police stations island-wide have been directed to act immediately on an emergency situation. President Matihripala Sirisena instructed officials to take swift measures and to obtain the assistance of the armed forces in relief operations as well as in evacuations in flood-prone areas. Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said water levels in several rivers are on the rise. </span><br />