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Sri Lanka: Death Toll from Flooding Tops 200

HeadlineJun 01, 2017

In Sri Lanka, the death toll has risen to over 200, with nearly 600,000 people displaced, amid the worst flooding in the country in the the last 14 years. Scientists have linked torrential rains and increased flooding in Sri Lanka to climate change.

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