US EditionMore than 30 dead and 14 missing as heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in Sri Lanka
Heavy rains caused floods and landslides killing 31 with 14 missing, displacing over 1,100 families and damaging nearly 400 homes, officials said.
- On Thursday , heavy rains triggered floods and landslides across Sri Lanka, killing at least 31 people and leaving about 14 missing as authorities stopped trains and closed roads.
- Meteorological authorities say a depression centred 210 km southeast of Batticaloa intensified the northeast monsoon season, with more than 100 millimetres and pockets of 250 millimetres of rain flooding homes and roads.
- Badulla was hit hardest, where landslides buried homes and about 16 people alive; nearly 400 homes were damaged and over 1,100 families displaced among about 4,000 affected.
- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called a crisis meeting covering 17 of 25 districts as military and police rescue teams deploy boats, helicopters and vehicles while authorities suspended final‑year examinations and urged residents in low‑lying areas to relocate.
- This week's toll is the highest since June last year, rising to 31 since last week as officials and experts warn more frequent floods linked to climate change amid the northeast monsoon.
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More than 40 people killed as heavy rains trigger floods in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka floods, landslides kill 40 with 21 missing after week of torrential rain
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sri Lanka stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some parts of the country where landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have caused more than 30 deaths, officials said Thursday.
Several areas of Sri Lanka are facing flooding and landslides after heavy rains over the past week, with at least 31 people killed and thousands displaced.
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