The Sri Lanka Navy is continuing extensive rescue and relief operations in areas inundated after a section of the Mavil Aru tank embankment in Trincomalee breached on 30 November following heavy rainfall.

As of today (1 December), naval teams have safely evacuated 309 residents from the Muthur area and relocated them to the Galkanda Viharaya in Muthur for shelter, the Navy said.

A Navy landing craft and an inshore patrol craft remain deployed off the Muthur coast to support ongoing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.

Operations are continuing to ensure the safety and well-being of affected communities, it added.