Natural catastrophes

23.11, floods, fatalities

Sri Lanka: floods triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have killed six people and damaged thousands of homes, affecting many still in shelters after last year ‘ tsunami. Some 2,000 homes were destroyed and at least 63,000 people affected: Water levels fell in most of the country after rains eased, but officials were still assessing flood damage. Around 1,200 families were in temporary shelters. Three of the dead were killed in Colombo, two when a rain weakened wall collapsed, while most of the other dead appeared to have drowned trying to swim to safety.