 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mutungamiri Rajapaksa akati kugoverwa kwemvura kwakanga kuri kodzero inokosha yomunhu isingapokanidzwi. Uyezve, mumwe mutauriri wehurumende akati zvinhu zvinoshandiswa nevanhu vose hazvifaniri kushandiswa sechinhu chokutengeserana nacho nevapanduki. Hurumende yakashandisa uto rayo nemasimba emhepo pakurwisa, ichirwisa kwete chete nharaunda yeMavil Aru asiwo nzvimbo dzeLTTE muBatticaloa, neVavuniya. Ndege dzeAir Force dzakarwisa nzvimbo dzeLTTE musi wa 26 Chikunguru, uye mauto epasi akatanga basa rekuvhura gedhi. Masuo emvura akazovhurwazve musi wa8 August, paine mashoko anopesana pamusoro pokuti ndiani akaavhura. Pakutanga, SLMM yakataura kuti vakakwanisa kunyengetedza LTTE kubvisa nzira yemvura nenzira yemamiriro ezvinhu. LTTE yakataura kuti yakavhura magedhi echikumbaridzo nechikonzero chevanhu, kunyange zvazvo izvi zvakarambwa nevanyori vemauto, avo vakataura kuti mvura yakatanga kuyerera pakarepo mushure mekunge mauto ezvekuchengetedza auraya bhomba rakanyatsoitika paMavil Aru anicut. Pakupedzisira, pashure pokurwisana kwakasimba, mauto ehurumende akawana kudzora kuzere pamusoro peMavil Aru reservoir musi wa15 August. Migumisiro yeOperation Watershed yakanga iri vagari vemo vanenge 150 vakaurawa uye vapoteri vanopfuura 50 000 vanobva kuMutur nemisha iri pedyo. Yakanga iri mhedziso yeHondo yeEelam IV. 