Rescue teams are deployed as Sri Lanka is hit by heavy rains and flooding:: November 27, 2024:: Batticaloa, Sri Lanka:: Polannaruwa, Sri LankaHeavy rains and winds lashed the northern regions of the island nation,

A depression in the south-west part of the Bay of Bengal has caused heavy rains while cyclone conditions were developing off Sri Lanka's north-eastern coast. The storm is now moving toward India.

Sri Lanka is grappling with the aftermath of devastating flash floods caused by torrential rains from a slow-moving deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.

At least 12 people have been killed due to flooding and landslides in the eastern and central parts of Sri Lanka after heavy rains drenched the country over the past three days, a top disaster official said on Thursday (Nov 28).

Sri Lanka is grappling with severe flooding after massive rains from a storm system in the southwest Bay of Bengal. The disaster has caused four fatalities, and left thousands affected and missing. It has triggered flight diversions and required military assistance for rescue operations.

Eight people, including six children returning from school, have gone missing in Sri Lanka when the farm tractor they were traveling on was swept away by floods triggered by heavy rains, police said Wednesday.

Three children returning from school are among at least five people who have died as heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, authorities said Wednesday. Five others are missing. Sri Lanka has experienced heavy downpours and strong winds over the past two days that have flooded homes,

Sri Lankan rescue teams said Thursday they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-moving storm now heading towards India.