Korean community donates rice cookers to victims of Meethotamulla disaster

The Korean Residents Association of Lanka (KRA) donated 100 rice cookers to Sri Lankans affected by the Meethotamulla disaster this year. According to the Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka, due to the collapse of the garbage dump at Meethotamulla on 14 April, 1,670 people were affected and about 100 families have been displaced.

The hand-over ceremony was held at the Ministry of Disaster Management of Sri Lanka on 12 June, with the participation of KRA Chairman Myung-ock Hong, Minister of Disaster Management Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, and Korean Embassy First Secretary Miyeon Kwon.

In the wake of the ceremony, the members of the KRA and the Korean Embassy visited the Divisional Secretariat of Kolonnawa on the same day and conveyed condolence messages to Divisional Secretary of Kolonnawa Sugath Sisirakumara. The Korean community also delivered the 100 rice cookers in person to each family of the displaced in Kolonnawa. 

Meanwhile, the Korean Association also handed over relief items, comprising 150 bags of rice (10kg each), 150 boxes of food ingredients (sugar, milk powder, canned food, etc.) and clothes, to the flood victims and bereaved families in Ratnapura on 8 June.