Statistics
The statistics of persons affected by the Tsunami as at 5th January 2005 is as follows:
District
Deaths
Injured
Missing
Displaced
Colombo
76
12
14,889
Gampaha
7
3
1
32,000
Kalutara
217
421
106
34,282
Galle
4,166
2,500
117,975
Matara
1,210
8,288
450
41,900
Hambantota
4,500
27,351
Ampara
10,436
120
127,484
Mullaitivu
3,000
2,500
1,300
24,557
Batticaloa
2,731
1,166
1,081
203,807
Trincomalee
981
337
51,863
Killinochchi
560
147
56
49,129
Jaffna
2,640
541
540
48,729
Puttlam
3
1
1,029
Vavuniya *
641
Total
30,527
15,686
3,884
773,636
Source : District Secretariats
(These figures are tentative and as are reported by the respective DS)
* Vavuniya district is not affected…