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Sri Lanka Needs $7 Billion To Rebuild After Cyclone Ditwah Kills 465
Hopes have faded for the 366 other people unaccounted for after mudslides and floods triggered by the cyclone, which brought record rains across the island last week.
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Sri Lanka Floods: Rescue Efforts On, 164 Dead In Worst Rains In 14 Years
Rescuers in Sri Lanka today pulled out more bodies buried in the mudslides triggered by the country's worst torrential rains in 14 years, taking the number of deaths to 164. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said 104 people are still missing while 88 remain in hospital.
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200 Families Feared Buried By Mudslides In Sri Lanka
Torrential rains have sent landslides cascading over three villages in Sri Lanka, and at least 200 families were feared buried under the mud Wednesday, the Sri Lankan Red Cross said.
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Sri Lanka Flooding Death Toll Rises To 27, More Rain To Come
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, government officials said on Wednesday. Rescue work was continuing as more rain was forecast.
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Sri Lanka Floods, Mudslides Kill 14
Floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 14 people in Sri Lanka and driven 80,000 from their homes, police and officials said Friday, as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the tsunami.
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Three Killed in Sri Lanka Floods and Mudslides
Sri Lankan officials say three people have died and more than 60,000 had to be evacuated to safer locations due to floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains around the island nation.
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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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Rains Slow Sri Lankan Landslide Search; Nearly 150 Feared Dead
Heavy rains hampered search operations on Friday at the site of a landslide in Sri Lanka where more than 100 people were buried under tons of mud and rubble two days ago.
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Sniffer Dogs Join Search for Sri Lanka Mudslide Victims
Sniffer dogs were brought in Friday to join the search for bodies at a tea plantation in Sri Lanka, two days after a major mudslide buried alive scores of people.
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Rains Hamper Sri Lanka Mudslide Tragedy Search Effort
Heavy rains disrupted a massive search on Thursday for scores of people feared buried in a landslide on a Sri Lankan tea estate, further dimming prospects of finding anyone alive.
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Sri Lanka Needs $7 Billion To Rebuild After Cyclone Ditwah Kills 465
Hopes have faded for the 366 other people unaccounted for after mudslides and floods triggered by the cyclone, which brought record rains across the island last week.
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Sri Lanka Floods: Rescue Efforts On, 164 Dead In Worst Rains In 14 Years
Rescuers in Sri Lanka today pulled out more bodies buried in the mudslides triggered by the country's worst torrential rains in 14 years, taking the number of deaths to 164. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said 104 people are still missing while 88 remain in hospital.
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200 Families Feared Buried By Mudslides In Sri Lanka
Torrential rains have sent landslides cascading over three villages in Sri Lanka, and at least 200 families were feared buried under the mud Wednesday, the Sri Lankan Red Cross said.
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Sri Lanka Flooding Death Toll Rises To 27, More Rain To Come
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, government officials said on Wednesday. Rescue work was continuing as more rain was forecast.
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Sri Lanka Floods, Mudslides Kill 14
Floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 14 people in Sri Lanka and driven 80,000 from their homes, police and officials said Friday, as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the tsunami.
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Three Killed in Sri Lanka Floods and Mudslides
Sri Lankan officials say three people have died and more than 60,000 had to be evacuated to safer locations due to floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains around the island nation.
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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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Rains Slow Sri Lankan Landslide Search; Nearly 150 Feared Dead
Heavy rains hampered search operations on Friday at the site of a landslide in Sri Lanka where more than 100 people were buried under tons of mud and rubble two days ago.
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Sniffer Dogs Join Search for Sri Lanka Mudslide Victims
Sniffer dogs were brought in Friday to join the search for bodies at a tea plantation in Sri Lanka, two days after a major mudslide buried alive scores of people.
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Rains Hamper Sri Lanka Mudslide Tragedy Search Effort
Heavy rains disrupted a massive search on Thursday for scores of people feared buried in a landslide on a Sri Lankan tea estate, further dimming prospects of finding anyone alive.
