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Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash.
Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities isolated by last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing and the scope of economic damage became clearer.
One week into their trip, the cyclone made landfall, causing catastrophic mudslides and floods, blocking hundreds of roads.
Landslides and flooding across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand have killed more than 1,200 people in the past week, and 800 others are still missing, authorities said Tuesday.
The narrow, filthy streets in Gampola are filled with broken furniture, sodden toys and soiled mattresses. A torrent of floodwater ripped through this neighbourhood and many people had no time to escape.
THE government has been accused of abandoning British citizens left stranded by severe flooding in Sri Lanka. Melanie Watters, 54, and Janine Reid, 55, were on holiday in the South Asian country st ...
Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities isolated by last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 800 people remained missing and economic damage became more clear.
Sri Lankan authorities said they would need some £5 billion to rebuild homes, industries and roads destroyed by the cyclone, which has left at least 465 people dead so far.