SRI LANKA CLOSES SOME SCHOOLS AS HEAVY RAINS TRIGGER FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES, KILLING 5

Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP,File) 2026-08-04T06:18:15Z COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions Tuesday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five…

Associated Press reports that children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

The report adds: (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP,File) 2026-08-04T06:18:15Z COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions Tuesday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five…

Heavy downpours over the last two days have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country, flooding homes, fields and roads.

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