COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government Saturday raised the death toll from landslides and heavy flooding around the island nation to 73, as soldiers continued searching for scores of people missing since deadly landslides struck hill country several days ago.
In the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs, thousands of homes remained inundated, though there were signs that the waters were receding. About 243,000 people remained in temporary shelters nationwide.
A man crosses a road on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Friday, as weeklong rains have caused chaos in the island nation. The Associated Press
Soldiers looked for bodies among thick mud deposits in the central district of Kegalle, where landslides swallowed up three villages Tuesday. Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead in the three villages and 123 others are missing.
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