November 28, 2025
Sri Lanka floods, landslides kill 40, 21 missing after week of torrential rains
Sri Lanka’s northeast monsoon has intensified due to depression east of the island, officials said More than 425 houses were damaged by the landslides, with more than 1,800 families moving to temporary shelters. PHOTO: AFP Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 40 people and injured 10 in Sri Lanka this week, with 21 others missing, authorities said Thursday. Most of the deaths occurred in the central tea estate of Badulla, where 21 people were buried alive when mountainsides fell on their homes overnight, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said in a statement. Four others were
