More Than 100 Feared Dead After Landslides In Sri Lanka
by The Daily Eye Team May 20 2016, 11:44 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 27 secsRoughly 150 people are feared dead on Wednesday after more than three days of heavy rainfall triggered two landslides in central Sri Lanka. Rescuers have been digging through the mud for survivors, and recovered more than a dozen dead bodies before pausing the effort at night.
Torrential rains have forced more than 223,000 people from their homes across the South Asian country, the latest official data showed. Seventeen bodies have been recovered, bringing the official death toll to 37, although that figure is likely to rise sharply.