Floods and obsolete warning system
A flood is defined as a body of water that rises
to overflow into land settlements which are not normally under
water. When there is heavy rainfall in the catchment areas it is
natural that flood situation will arise. Floods invariably create
problems of a serious nature. Hence it is considered a natural
disaster.
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Thoppigala -the new symbol of national pride
If the year 2004 was bad for Velupillai
Prabhakaran then the year 2005 was worse. The first crack in the
seemingly indivisible monolith of the LTTE appeared in April 2004
when Karuna, his most able commander, broke away asserting his own
regional rights in the east.
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How will Prabhakaran resolve power struggle?
Velupillai Prabhakaran's future as the so-called
'supremo' of the LTTE will depend mainly on how successful he would
resolve the executive power struggle and boost the morale of his
cadres.
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