Wednesday, 18 May 2016

35 killed, more than 150 feared buried as torrential rains hits Srilanka.



     At least 35 people have been confirmed dead and 150 missing after torrential rain hit Srilanka. More than 200,000 families was reported to have been affected by the flash flood and land slides caused by the terrestrial rains. Red Cross in the country said over 200 families were still missing on Wednesday. The incident occurred after a 3 days non stop rain that hit the South Asia country. Media report said, families are waiting anxiously for news of their missing love ones. About 300 soldiers were reported to have been deployed for search and rescue mission.