Torrential rains have sent landslides cascading over three villages in Sri Lanka, and at least 200 families were feared buried under the mud on Wednesday.
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Sri Lankan flood victims flock around a bus to receive food parcels. Eranga Jayawardena / AP Photo -
An elderly Sri Lankan woman and a girl are shifted on a mattress at a flooded area in Colombo. Eranga Jayawardena / AP Photo -
Sri Lanka’s disaster management centre said that 114 homes have been destroyed and more than 137,000 people have been evacuated to safety. Eranga Jayawardena / AP Photo -
Sri Lankan commuters drive through floodwaters along an expressway in the Colombo suburb of Athurugeriya. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP Photo -
Sri Lankan residents wade through floodwaters. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP Photo -
A Sri Lankan woman wades through floodwaters inside her home in Kelaniya suburb of the capital Colombo. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP Photo -
Rescue workers on May 18 recovered the bodies of 16 villagers buried in landslides in Sri Lanka after three days of torrential rains. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP Photo -
Sri Lankan youths in Biyagama, about 15km from Colombo. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP Photo
Hundreds missing after landslides in Sri Lanka — in pictures
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