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Sri Lankan Thanks 'Indian Soldiers' For Relief Efforts During Cyclone Ditwah: 'Forever Grateful'
In a viral social media post, a Colombo resident expressed 'gratitude' to India and its soldiers for their timely support.
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Floods, Landslides Kill At Least 91 In Sri Lanka; Over 100 Missing
Flooding and landslides killed at least 91 people and left another 110 missing in Sri Lanka as the monsoon set in Friday, dumping record rainfalls in many parts of the island, authorities said.
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Sri Lanka Floods Toll Reaches 92 As More Bodies Pulled Out
Rescuers on Sunday pulled out 23 more bodies from the debris of disastrous landslides in Sri Lanka, taking the toll to 92 while over 100 people remained missing in floods triggered by rains even as relief aid poured in from across the world, including India, for lakhs displaced.
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73 Dead, Scores Missing In Sri Lankan Landslides, Floods
Sri Lanka's government has raised the death toll from landslides and heavy flooding around the island nation to 73, as soldiers continue searching for scores of people missing since deadly landslides struck the hill country several days ago.
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Terror Of Sri Lankan Landslides: 'All I Could Do Was scream'
Heavy rains today pounded the central Sri Lankan region where at least three villages have already been swallowed by mountains of mud, forcing soldiers and police to suspend rescue work. At least 18 people are known to have been killed and hundreds are reported missing in the landslides so far.
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Sri Lanka Search For 16 Missing After Landslide
Rescue workers in Sri Lanka searched for 16 people missing today after landslides buried several homes following three days of heavy rain, police said.
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Sri Lanka Cuts Landslide Dead and Missing Toll to 38
Sri Lanka on Saturday reduced to 38 the number of dead and missing from a mudslide at a tea plantation after giving an initial toll of over 300.
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Hopes Fade for Over 300 Missing in Sri Lanka Landslide
A landslide buried more than 140 houses in hilly south-central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after days of heavy rain, killing at least 10 people, officials said, with hopes fading for more than 300 listed as missing.
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Three Killed, Over 150 Missing in Sri Lanka Landslide
Three people were killed and more than 150 were missing on Wednesday as a landslide following heavy rains buried more than 70 houses in south-central Sri Lanka, an official said.
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Sri Lankan Thanks 'Indian Soldiers' For Relief Efforts During Cyclone Ditwah: 'Forever Grateful'
In a viral social media post, a Colombo resident expressed 'gratitude' to India and its soldiers for their timely support.
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Floods, Landslides Kill At Least 91 In Sri Lanka; Over 100 Missing
Flooding and landslides killed at least 91 people and left another 110 missing in Sri Lanka as the monsoon set in Friday, dumping record rainfalls in many parts of the island, authorities said.
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Sri Lanka Floods Toll Reaches 92 As More Bodies Pulled Out
Rescuers on Sunday pulled out 23 more bodies from the debris of disastrous landslides in Sri Lanka, taking the toll to 92 while over 100 people remained missing in floods triggered by rains even as relief aid poured in from across the world, including India, for lakhs displaced.
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73 Dead, Scores Missing In Sri Lankan Landslides, Floods
Sri Lanka's government has raised the death toll from landslides and heavy flooding around the island nation to 73, as soldiers continue searching for scores of people missing since deadly landslides struck the hill country several days ago.
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Terror Of Sri Lankan Landslides: 'All I Could Do Was scream'
Heavy rains today pounded the central Sri Lankan region where at least three villages have already been swallowed by mountains of mud, forcing soldiers and police to suspend rescue work. At least 18 people are known to have been killed and hundreds are reported missing in the landslides so far.
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Sri Lanka Search For 16 Missing After Landslide
Rescue workers in Sri Lanka searched for 16 people missing today after landslides buried several homes following three days of heavy rain, police said.
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Sri Lanka Cuts Landslide Dead and Missing Toll to 38
Sri Lanka on Saturday reduced to 38 the number of dead and missing from a mudslide at a tea plantation after giving an initial toll of over 300.
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Hopes Fade for Over 300 Missing in Sri Lanka Landslide
A landslide buried more than 140 houses in hilly south-central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after days of heavy rain, killing at least 10 people, officials said, with hopes fading for more than 300 listed as missing.
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Three Killed, Over 150 Missing in Sri Lanka Landslide
Three people were killed and more than 150 were missing on Wednesday as a landslide following heavy rains buried more than 70 houses in south-central Sri Lanka, an official said.
