UP

Sri Lanka floods, mudslides kill 100

Home page World
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto
Sri Lanka floods, mudslides kill 100

A hundred people have died and 99 are missing in Sri Lanka after heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides on the Indian Ocean island, the disaster management ministry said Saturday, Sputnik reports.

"100 deaths and 99 missing reported," the ministry’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said in a fresh situation report.

Authorities said five rivers burst their banks as a result of a powerful monsoon. More than 200,000 people have been affected, according to DMC. Over 12,000 were forced to flee to safe locations.

Date
2017.05.27 / 14:58
Author
Axar.az
See also

Fed raises interest rates for first time since 2023

Iran strikes US-contracted vessel near Strait of Hormuz

Rezaei: US must take practical steps to gain Iran’s trust

US removes Russia-related sanctions on Turkish company

Russia's oil refineries halt after drone attacks

Former Georgian security chief sentenced to 13 years

Putin, Pashinyan agree to discuss Armenia’s EU bid

Ukraine awaits Russia’s list for energy ceasefire

Russian spy satellites may helped Iran target US assets

Budanov: Internal destabilization worst-case scenario

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla