Rain, Flood & Landslide Disaster in Srilanka

The landslide disaster hit two small villages in Kegalle, a mountainous area northeast of Colombo, and takes the overall death toll in recent days to 36. 

Sri Lankan military personnel take part in relief and rescue efforts following a landslide in the village of Bulathkohupitiya on May 18, 2016. Rescue workers recovered the bodies of 17 villagers buried in landslides in Sri Lanka after three days of torrential rain. 

Torrential rain, flood and landslide made 252,374  Sri Lankans were displaced from their homes and staying in makeshift camps.

Damages to live and property in a nut-cell:

3 villages buried in land slide

40 lives lost

352, 374 people badly affected