The death toll in Sri Lanka's floods today rose to 203 in the country's worst torrential rains since 2003. The floods displaced nearly half a million people. The Disaster Management Centre said over six lakh people had been affected. Indian naval divers and medical teams have joined rescue efforts. <br/><br/>The Indian contingent of more than 300 navy personnel is assisting in the relief, with divers searching the brackish waters and medical teams seeing patients in makeshift tents set up at shelters. A third Indian naval ship arrived today, bringing relief supplies including rice, lentils, sugar, milk and blankets for the displaced. The weather has begun to clear, and many of the more than 100,000 people, evacuated over the weekend, had returned home. <br/><br/>Sri Lanka had sought international assistance, with India sending three naval ships laden with supplies in the last a couple of days. Following India's lead in sending out emergency relief to Sri Lanka, more countries started pledging assistance to provide relief to the flood victims.
News On AIR | May 31, 2017 8:29 PM
Sri Lanka floods: Death toll rises to 203