Sri Lankans wade through an inundated street following heavy rainfall (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)The death toll from floods and mudslides following heavy rain in Sri Lanka has risen to 14 with another two people missing, officials said. Ten districts on the island have seen heavy rainfall since last Thursday, including the capital Colombo and suburbs where many houses, fields and roads have been inundated. Ten people have died in floods while another four lost their lives in mudslides, according to the government’s Disaster Management Centre. Expand Close People use a raft to navigate a flooded street following heavy rain in Sri Lanka (Eranga Jayawardena/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp People use a raft to navigate a flooded street following heavy rain in Sri Lanka (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)Two others remain missing. Sri Lanka’s navy said it had deployed 33 teams to flooded areas, which so far have rescued 66 people stranded by the floodwaters.

Source: Irish Independent June 06, 2021 08:19 UTC