Children Among the Dead and Missing as Heavy Rains Trigger Floods in Sri Lanka

Children Among the Dead and Missing as Heavy Rains Trigger Floods in Sri Lanka
Dark clouds hover as a man walks along a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo
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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.

Sri Lanka has experienced heavy downpours and strong winds over the past two days that have flooded homes, fields and roads and forced authorities to suspend train services in tea-growing mountain areas.