7 killed, 180 marooned as landslides hit Sri Lanka

Colombo, 26 sept:

At least seven persons were killed and over 180 others were marooned as torrential rain triggered landslides in Sri Lanka’s central hill area. Several houses were swept away in the landslides after heavy rain lashed central Nuwara Eliya district’s Kotmale area yesterday.

A two-year-old child was among seven people killed in the mudslides, the police said.

Over 180 people displaced by the earth slip have been accommodated temporarily, National Disaster Management Centre officials said. Most parts of the island are affected by bad weather and rain fall of over 100 millimeter is expected at some areas.

In the capital Colombo, several busy streets remained flooded this morning, police said. — PTI. At least seven persons were killed and over 180 others were marooned as torrential rain triggered landslides in Sri Lanka’s central hill area.

Several houses were swept away in the landslides after heavy rain lashed central Nuwara Eliya district’s Kotmale area yesterday.

A two-year-old child was among seven people killed in the mudslides, the police said.

Over 180 people displaced by the earth slip have been accommodated temporarily, National Disaster Management Centre officials said.

Most parts of the island are affected by bad weather and rain fall of over 100 millimeter is expected at some areas.

In the capital Colombo, several busy streets remained flooded this morning, police said. — PTI