Colombo, Nov 27, (dpa/GNA) – Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains, have killed 39 people and left 14 others missing in several parts of Sri Lanka, officials said on Thursday.
Nineteen of the deaths were reported in the Badulla district, 230 kilometres east of the capital Colombo. Several houses located in a tea estate were destroyed in a landslide.
Most of Sri Lanka has been experiencing heavy rains in the past two days, with more rains predicted before the end of the week.
All national parks have been closed indefinitely and several key roads have been shut down, restricting travel within the country.
GNA