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Colombo (Sri Lanka), Jun 7 (EFE/EPA).-(Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) At least 16 people have died in monsoon-triggered floods and landslides that forced thousands out of their homes in Sri Lanka, officials said on Monday.The officials said over 270,000 people were affected by the rains that lashed out for days and caused heavy flooding across the island nation.FOOTAGE OF THE KADUWELA SUBURB IN COLOMBO.
Colombo, Apr 21 (EFE).- Sri Lanka on Tuesday relived the painful memories of the deadly Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people, and injured around 500 exactly a year ago on Apr. 21. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE ATTENDING A SERVICE AT ST. SEBASTIAN CHURCH, ONE OF THE BOMBING SITES, IN SRI LANKA, AND VISITING THE CHURCH'S CEMETERY WHERE VICTIMS OF THE BOMBING WERE BURIED.
Explosions at a Sri Lankan military armoury have killed at least one soldier and forced thousands to evacuate. Rough cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).
Hopes are fading for the survival of about 150 people trapped under the mud and rubble of two landslides in Sri Lanka, where torrential rains have forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. Mana Rabiee reports.
Heavy rains cause floods and landslides in Sri Lanka after a three-month heat wave ends. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).