What I saw on BBC & a few Indian channels say over a million are affected in Sri Lanka.The Govt has clamped a state of emergency & fully mobilised their military & para-military agencies & have also appealed for International help.The Indian navy is sending around 5 ships with emergency supplies & lifeboats to Trincomalee & other ports in SL.
Yeah...scary it doubled in under two hours (it was about 3 am when it seems like they all started saying a million impacted/displaced just in SL)...I hate to know how numbers will rise as the next few days pass. Seems like the fact that they keep stressing how many areas they haven't been able to access, communicate with or assess means those numbers (from SL and everywhere else) surely must be VERY preliminary?