Floods and Mudslides Kill 6, Another 5 Missing in Sri Lanka

Floods and Mudslides Kill 6, Another 5 Missing in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans stranded due to floods travel in a boat in an inundated street following heavy rainfall at Malwana, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 5, 2021. Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have killed at least six people and left five missing, while more than 5,000 are displaced, officials said Saturday.

Rains have been pounding six districts of the Indian Ocean island nation since Thursday night, and many houses, paddy fields, and roads have been inundated, blocking traffic.