The Sri Lankan army distributes relief material to flood victims in Kelaniya, on the outskirts of Colombo on Sunday.
Dubai - The Government of Sri Lanka is encouraging monetary assistance - rather than collected material - for the victims.
Published: Mon 23 May 2016, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mon 23 May 2016, 12:06 PM
Sri Lanka's Consulate-General in Dubai has released an urgent appeal to expatriates and other UAE residents to donate to help with relief efforts following the devastating floods that have so far left at least 68 people dead and left 425,601 people from 103,776 families badly affected.
The Government of Sri Lanka is encouraging monetary assistance - rather than collected material - for the victims, especially from overseas Sri Lankans, to enable faster relief assistance, as it is more economical to purchase relief supplies locally.
Sri Lankan expatriates and well-wishers in the UAE can contribute to the National Flood and Landslide Victims Relief Operations through the Consulate-General in Dubai, which will be acknowledged by an official receipt issued by the Consulate-General and will be transmitted to the Ministry of Disaster Management - the sole authority in the Government of Sri Lanka in handling the relief and rescue operation with regard to the flood victims and the rehabilitation efforts. The Consulate General will accept cash, cheques or money orders drawn in favour of the "Consulate General of Sri Lanka", for this purpose.
The financial donations will be accepted by the Consulate General between 8.30am and 5pm from Monday to Friday and 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
For further inquiries in this regard, the donors can contact Chathura Weerasekara, Second Secretary on 0524936582; Sasanka Siriwardana, Attache/Protocol on 0507251142 or Nayana Priyangani, Protocol Officer on 0556880578.
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Make a donation to help flood victims
The following bank details allow well-wishers to remit money directly to the bank account. If any remittances are made, inform the consulate through fax number 04-3984687 or e-mail condubai@slcgdxb.ae.
Account name: Consulate General of Sri Lanka
Bank Account No: 177508020001
IBAN No: AE600030000177508020001
Name of the Bank: ADCB
Material assistance
The following relief material and equipment have been identified as priority items necessary for immediate relief of flood and landslide victims:
Folding Mattress, emergency lights/lamps, life jackets, tents, toilet cleaning tablets, water filters, water purification tablets, tapeline, water pumps, boots, rain coats, umbrellas, torches, generators (5 KVA/20 KVA) (220 V / 240 V), mobile toilets, mobile water purification plants, mini mobile hospitals, insecticides for fly control as Solfax and vehicle for transportation of health staff
Material contributions (only the items mentioned above) will be accepted Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 5pm and on Saturday and Sunday between 9am and 5pm at a special counter in the Consulate General. Items collected will be airlifted to Colombo on an immediate basis.
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