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Death toll increases to 30 in Sri Lanka due to continued inclement weather
June 05, 2024 4:25 pm
Heavy monsoonal showers have destroyed 71 houses while another 9,300 suffered partial damage. Some 825 small and medium-scale industries have suffered damages alongside 63 infrastructure system setups, Tannakoon said.
UN appeals for more resources for flood-hit Sri Lanka
June 15, 2017 7:04 pm
Heavy rains had triggered floods and landslides in 15 out of Lanka's 25 districts, sweeping away homes, clinics, schools, roads and water systems, and killed more than 200 people
Indian Navy teams join Lanka flood rescue ops;toll reaches 193
May 30, 2017 3:59 pm
With the official death toll reaching 193 and more than 94 missing, the disaster is being described as one of the worst-ever calamities to have hit the island nation since the 2003 floods.
Sri Lanka floods: Indian Navy teams deployed; death toll rises to 177
May 29, 2017 8:25 pm
Rescuers pulled out more bodies buried in the mudslides triggered by monsoon rains, taking the death toll to 177. The death toll is expected to rise further as 109 people are still missing, according to the Disaster Management Centre.
Sri Lanka floods: Death toll reaches 82 as more bodies pulled out, 118 still missing
May 22, 2016 3:34 pm
Sri Lankan army and other rescuers pulled out 13 more bodies late last night in the worst-hit district of Kegalle.
Floods, landslides kill 17, maroon 1 million in Sri Lanka
December 27, 2014 3:35 pm
980,095 people from over 270,000 families are affected in 17 districts in the country.
Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Sri Lanka; 12 killed
June 02, 2014 2:18 pm
The worst affected area was the southwestern Kalutara district where 10 people were killed.
Appeasing Tamil flood victims best chance for SL to improve image
January 15, 2011 8:08 pm
As of now,flooding in Sri Lanka has reportedly affected over a million people.
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