Cel puţin 123 de persoane au murit, iar alte zeci de mii de persoane au fost deplasate în Sri Lanka, în urma unor inundaţii şi alunecări de teren, potrivit unui nou bilanţ anunţat sâmbătă Centrul de Gestionarea Catastrofelor, relatează AFP.

Flood situation in Sri Lanka and it is affecting Animals at large nos. Good to see Animals are helping other Animals.
— Sunil The Cricketer (@1sInto2s)
Alte 130 de persoane au fost date dispărute, anunţă într-un comunicat agenţia.

With more than 12 inches of rain recorded in the eastern and central regions, footage released by the Sri Lanka Air Force showed stranded residents being rescued from rooftops while floodwaters engulfed homes
— Reuters (@Reuters)

VIDEO | Colombo, Sri Lanka: Officials evacuate people via helicopters from deadly floods.
Sri Lanka began grappling with severe weather last week and the conditions worsened on Thursday with heavy downpours that flooded homes, fields and roads, and triggered landslides across…
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News)
Operaţiuni de salvare erau în curs, anunţă directorul agenţiei Sampath Kotuwegoda.

Sri lanka Flood | Ditwah Cyclone | வெள்ளத்தில் சிக்கித் தவித்த மக்கள்..தலைகீழாக மாறிய இலங்கை | |
— Thanthi TV (@ThanthiTV)
Aproximativ 44.000 de persoane au fost deplasate de aceste intemperii care afectează Sri Lanka de o săptămână.


