Flooding in Sri Lanka caused by Cyclone Ditwah - in pictures
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People look for survivors and lost belongings near a damaged house in Kandy after landslides and flooding in Sri Lanka caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Reuters -
Buildings damaged by the floods in Peradeniya. More than 390 people in Sri Lanka have been killed in the cyclone. AP -
A Buddhist monk stands near his flooded temple in a suburb of Colombo. EPA -
Rescue workers move Colombo residents to safety. EPA -
Floodwater flows past homes in Sarasavigama village. AP -
Hundreds are missing after heavy rain inundated the country. EPA -
The cyclone caused the worst flooding in the country for decades. EPA -
Sri Lankans queue for tea at a relief camp at a school in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo. AFP -
Sri Lankans have sheltered in schools after fleeing the floods. EPA -
Rescue workers take Colombo residents to boats amid evacuation operations. EPA -
Rescuers distribute food to people caught in the deadly floods. EPA -
Authorities have warned there is a high risk of further landslides because mountains are still saturated with rainwater. EPA -
Houses partially submerged in floodwaters after heavy rain in Kaduwela, on the outskirts of Colombo. AFP -
Volunteers help in evacuating a flood-affected woman after heavy rain in Wellampitiya, near Colombo. AFP -
People wade through a flooded road in Wellampitiya. AFP -
People ride a boat across a flooded street in Ambatale. AFP -
Commuters gather near a flooded road in Kaduwela. AFP -
Flood-affected people evacuate Wellampitiya. AFP
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