Sri Lanka Floods Kill 8, Leave Thousands Homeless

Local Editor

Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka have killed at least eight people, including a 10-month-old baby, and forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes, officials said Monday.

The government has deployed troops to evacuate people living on slopes or in flood-hit areas and the navy is helping clear canals in Colombo to stop low-lying areas including the parliament complex from flooding.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team