4 Children Drowned In Sri Lanka

Children among the dead and missing as heavy rains trigger floods in Sri Lanka
Authorities in Sri Lanka say at least five people have died, including three children, after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides.
Sri Lanka: Several dead as storm causes floods, landslides
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.
Four Children Drowned In Sri Lanka As Storm Heads To India
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.
5 dead, 5 missing in Sri Lanka floods
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- 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.
Eight people including 6 children missing as heavy rains trigger flooding in Sri Lanka
Police in Sri Lanka say eight people, including six children who were returning from school, have gone missing when the farm tractor they were traveling on was swept away by floods triggered by heavy rains.
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Sri Lankan rescuers on Thursday recovered the drowned corpses of six children, taking the number killed in torrential rains to 12, as a powerful but slow-moving storm headed towards India. Having skirted the coast of Sri Lanka,

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