Colombo, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - Sri Lanka deploys troops as floodwaters rise, death toll hits 69

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2025-11-28

Sri Lankan troops were racing to rescue hundreds of people marooned by rising floodwaters on Friday as weather-related deaths rose to 69, with another 34 people declared missing. Helicopters and navy boats carried out multiple rescue operations, plucking residents from tree tops, roofs and villages cut off by floodwaters. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said the toll had climbed with the recovery of more bodies in the worst affected central......

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