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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - COLOMBO — Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions on Tuesday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five people dead and three wounded, officials said.
Heavy downpours over the last two days have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country, flooding homes, fields and roads.
The mountainous areas in the country’s central region are the worst affected by the severe weather, according to the government’s Disaster Management Centre.
So far, five people have died after being buried in mudslides that overran two houses in the central region, while three others were wounded and two people have gone missing, said Pradeep Kodippili, the centre's spokesperson.
Kodippili said rains and floods damaged 129 houses and that nearly 2,000 people were evacuated.
Navy and army troops have been deployed to rescue people trapped in the floods and help them move to safe places.
Local television channel Hiru TV showed troops and civilians rescuing people trapped in their homes because of the floods and facing the risk of being buried by mudflows.
Local channels also showed huge rocks, mudslides and fallen electric posts on several main roads in the central region, blocking traffic in some parts of the area.
The latest disaster comes as the country is still trying to recover from the devastation in November caused by Cyclone Ditwa that killed nearly 640 people, affected 2 million people and caused an estimated $4.1 billion in damage.
The Central province was the hardest hit by that cyclone and the government is struggling to rebuild roads, railways and houses in the region.
Mudslides and floods are among the most destructive natural disasters, causing severe damage to lives and property in Sri Lanka every year.
Heavy monsoon rains mostly trigger mudslides in the central hill region while flooding low-lying areas, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
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