Over 21,000 persons have been affected by the current heavy rains, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Friday.
A total of 21,778 people from 5,361 families have been affected by the bad weather, the DMC has said, adding that 591 houses have been damaged, and four people have died.
The Department of Meteorology has said that heavy rains of over 50 mm are expected on Friday and Saturday in several provinces. Winds of up to 40 km per hour are also likely in the seas off the western and southern provinces.
Meanwhile, the Irrigation Department said that 15 major tanks were overflowing due to the ongoing heavy rainfall. The country has experienced heavy rains over the past few days.