Flash floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka triggered by heavy rains have killed at the least three individuals and left two lacking, whereas greater than 5,000 are displaced, officers stated Saturday.
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Rains have been pouring in six districts of the Indian Ocean island nation since Thursday evening, and lots of paddy fields and roads have been inundated, blocking visitors.
Two individuals died in floods and one in a mudslide, stated Pradeep Kodippili of the federal government’s Catastrophe Administration Middle. One other two are lacking in floods.
Figures launched by the federal government confirmed greater than 5,000 individuals have moved to momentary shelters and almost 500 homes have been broken.
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