<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In Sri Lanka, over one lakh people have been affected in recent floods triggered by rain, with the death toll rising to 13. <br />''<br />''The Disaster Management Centre said, more than 40,000 people were housed in welfare centres. <br />''<br />''At least 37,000 have been damaged due to the weather. Military and police officials have been mobilised for search and rescue operations, while many teams are on stand-by for immediate deployment.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />''</span>The MeT department said, showery conditions in the South Western parts of the island will peak today with the start of the Southwestern Monsoon.</div>