11.   Similar efforts to strengthen anti-flood defences were reported from other affected provinces.

12.   Similar efforts to strengthen anti-flood defences were reported from the other affected provinces.

13.   Soldiers strengthened their defences in this main northern military installation after destroying a fortified bunker line of Tamil Tiger guerrillas, officials said Monday.

14.   The latest alert came as thousands of government soldiers strengthened defences at the northern town of Kilinochchi, the final major population centre under rebel control.