The death toll from floods and mudslides following heavy rains in Sri Lanka rose to 17 with another two missing, officials said Monday. Ten districts on the island have been under heavy rainfall since last Thursday, including Colombo and suburbs where many houses, paddy fields and roads have been inundated. The Disaster Management Center said the extreme weather has affected some 271,110 people belonging to over 67, 000 families, and over 26,800 persons remain displaced in 104 emergency shelters. Meanwhile the Department of Meteorology says that showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts. Fairly heavy rainfall about 50 mm can be expected at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
