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05-19-2016, 07:01 AM
COLOMBO: Around 150 people are feared dead after more than three days of heavy rain triggered two landslides in central Sri Lanka, disaster officials said on Wednesday as rescuers stopped work after recovering more than a dozen bodies.
Torrential rains have forced more than 223,000 people from their homes across the South Asian country, the latest official data showed.
Seventeen bodies have been recovered, bringing the official death toll to 37, although that figure is likely to rise sharply.
Rescue efforts have focused on the town of Aranayaka, 100 km **rtheast of the capital, Colombo, where three villages were buried late on Tuesday in the central district of Kegalle.
More than 350 people were plucked to safety during rescue operations in landslide-affected areas early on Wednesday.
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Torrential rains have forced more than 223,000 people from their homes across the South Asian country, the latest official data showed.
Seventeen bodies have been recovered, bringing the official death toll to 37, although that figure is likely to rise sharply.
Rescue efforts have focused on the town of Aranayaka, 100 km **rtheast of the capital, Colombo, where three villages were buried late on Tuesday in the central district of Kegalle.
More than 350 people were plucked to safety during rescue operations in landslide-affected areas early on Wednesday.
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