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Sri Lanka floods: Death toll exceeds 200, over 60 lakh displaced in country's one of worst-hitting natural calamities
•Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake said 16 countries had rushed relief supplies and medicine to help people driven from their homes due to floods.

Sri Lanka floods: As survivors struggle to get clean water, death toll rises to 183
•Sri Lankan authorities struggled to provide safe drinking water in flood-hit regions and appealed for public assistance in cleaning up wells as death toll reached 183.

Sri Lanka floods: Death toll climbs to 164, met dept says Cyclone Mora moving away from island nation
Ians •The death toll from the floods and landslides which hit Sri Lanka has increased to 164, with 104 people still reportedly missing.

Indian Navy carries out relief operations in flood-hit Sri Lanka
Ians •Medical teams, boats and supplies were deployed in Sri Lanka by the Indian Navy on Monday as relief operations continued in the worst floods faced by the island nation since 2003, killing 164 while 104 people are still reported missing.

Sri Lanka floods: International aid starts pouring in as island-nation hit by worst torrential rains in 14 years
•Rescuers in Sri Lanka pulled out more bodies buried in the mudslides triggered by the worst torrential rains in 14 years, taking the death toll to 164.

Sri Lanka floods: International Red Cross to provide relief and recovery assistance
Ians •The International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) on Thursday launched an emergency appeal to deliver relief and recovery assistance to flood-hit Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka floods: Death toll rises to 63, rescue efforts continue
Ians •The toll in the torrential rains and landslides in Sri Lanka on Friday rose to 63, the Disaster Management Centre said.

Sri Lanka floods: Rescuers find 16 bodies after landslide, death toll rises to 27
•Rescue workers recovered 16 bodies buried in mudslides caused by heavy rains in central Sri Lanka, raising the death toll due to bad weather to 27.


