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Floods in Sri Lanka

Flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka after the country received heaviest rain since 2003.

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Floods in Sri Lanka

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  1. Floods in Sri Lanka

  2. A relative of a victim reacts at a landslide site during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  3. A part of a flooded highway exit is seen in a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES.

  4. A boy rides his bike along a flooded road in Nagoda village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  5. A Sri Lankan Navy rescue team member carries an old man on a flooded road during a rescue mission in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  6. People travel in a boat on a flooded road during a rescue mission in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  7. A Sri Lankan Navy rescue team member searches for flood victims on a flooded road in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  8. A man pushes his bike through a flooded road in Nagoda village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  9. Sri Lankan Navy rescue team members rescue a woman from her house caught in the floods in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  10. A man sits on a porch fence at his house caught in the flood in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  11. A family sits on a table inside their flooded house in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  12. Debris of houses is seen after a flood affected a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

  13. Debris of houses is seen after a flood affected a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

  14. People wait for rescue teams on top of a building in a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

  15. A flooded house is seen in a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

  16. Debris of houses is seen after a flood affected a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

  17. A flooded factory is seen in a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

  18. A Buddhist monk walks through a landslide site during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  19. Sri Lankan army soldiers walk past the debris of houses at a landslide site during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  20. Sri Lankan army soldiers carry food and water for landslide affected people, through the site, during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  21. A woman reacts next to the debris of houses at a landslide site during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  22. A Sri Lankan army soldier stands on top of a rock at a landslide site during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  23. People walk through a landslide site during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  24. A Sri Lankan army soldier stands near the debris of a house at a landslide site during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  25. A man looks at the landslide site during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  26. Flood victims travel on a Sri Lankan army truck in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  27. Sri Lankan army soldiers help a flood victim to get off from a truck during a rescue mission in Athwelthota village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  28. A man pushes his bike through a flooded road in Dodangoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  29. A woman looks on inside her flooded house in Dodangoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  30. A TV set floats on a flooded road in Dodangoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  31. A man carries a pack of water bottles as he walks through a flooded road in Dodangoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  32. A man searches the water on a flooded road in Dodangoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  33. Men help a woman to get on to an armoured personnel carrier on a flooded road during a rescue mission in Bulathsinhala village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  34. A man walks through a flooded raod in Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  35. People walk through a flooded road to cross the Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  36. People are transported on top of an armoured personnel carrier on a flooded road during a rescue mission in Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  37. A man holds a bus stop post on a flooded road as he waits for a military vehicle to go to a town, in Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  38. A flooded Buddhist temple is seen on the side of a flooded road in Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  39. Two boys use two cricket bats to paddle a handmade boat on a flooded road in Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  40. People are transported on top of an armoured personnel carrier on a flooded road as a man pushes his bike thorugh the water, in Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  41. An army officer sits on top of a moving armoured personnel carrier as a house is seen on a flooded road during a rescue mission in Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  42. Military officials unload the landslide victim's coffins to relatives in Bulathsinhala village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  43. People travel on top of an armoured personnel carrier on a flooded road as a jeep drives thorugh the water in Bulathsinhala village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  44. A man holds onto a bus stop post on a flooded raod as people travel on top of an armoured personnel carrier on a flooded road in Bulathsinhala village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  45. People move in a boat on a flooded road during a rescue mission in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

  46. A group of men walk through a flooded road during a rescue mission in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

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