Over 650,000 people hit by drought in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Over 650,000 people in 20 districts are affected by prevailing drought condition in Sri Lanka, the country's Disaster Management Center said on Thursday. Polonnaruwa, the central mountainous area, is the hardest-hit, with 130928 people from 27472 families suffering. According to the DMC, other affected districts include Anuradhapura, Batticaloa and Puttallam, where the crops were damaged severely. DMC also mentioned that about 150,000 families are finding it hard to get sufficient water for their daily life. The rainy weather is expected to come in coming days, Sri Lanka department of Meteorology forecasted.