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Over 90 People Dead, 110 Missing as Heavy Floods Hit Sri Lanka

© AP Photo / Eranga Jayawardena Sri Lankans watch military rescue efforts at the site of a landslide at Bellana village in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka, Friday, May 26, 2017.
Sri Lankans watch military rescue efforts at the site of a landslide at Bellana village in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka, Friday, May 26, 2017. - Sputnik International
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At least 90 people were killed and 110 injured in heavy floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka, according to data from the country's officials.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Heavy floods caused by monsoon rains in Sri Lanka have claimed the lives of over 90 people, the country's Disaster Management Center said in a statement on Friday, adding that over 100 people are considered missing.

"Due to the heavy rain Kalu, Kelani, Gin, Nilwala, Attanagalu Oya rivers were rising water levels later caused flooding. Around 61315 People belonging to 16759 families were affected in 14 Districts. 91 Deaths and 110 missing reported as per the situation report issued by DMC on 26-05-2017 1930hrs [14:00 GMT]," the statement read.

People travel on a front loader as they drive through a flooded road in Biyagama, Sri Lanka May 20, 2016. - Sputnik International
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According to the statement, 2,042 people have been evacuated to 38 safe locations.

Search and rescue operations, as well as evacuations, conducted by Sri Lankan armed forces and police are reportedly underway.

The South West monsoon that caused the heavy rains came after nearly two months of continued drought, according to media reports.

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