There was a terrible downfall in mid-May 2016 in Sri Lanka. Many of the lowlands were innundated causing a serious threat to livelihoods. It was one of the first deployments of our drones for disaster management. Ceymapper drone which was equipped with a high-resolution camera was used on a survey mission over a seriously disturbed area to capture the extent of the flood, property damage, water line etc. Drone was launched from a vehicle and was landed using a parachute. Mission was a complete success.