Floods in Sri Lanka: 16 killed, over 200,000 displaced
At least 16 people were killed and about 200,000 were displaced in Sri Lanka due to torrential rains that has been lashing the country since last week. The National Disaster Management Centre said that the death toll had gone up to 16 with the deaths of four people in the same family including an infant and an 11-year-old girl due to a landslide. The Meteorology Department warned the public of continuing rainfall in the next few days with the start of the southwestern monsoon. Heavy rains struck Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara, Galle, Matara and Ratnapura districts.