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In wake of Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka faces continuing disaster risks

When Denuwarage Kusumalatha (54) saw flood water reach her doorstep in the wee hours of Nov. 29, it was already too late. A ...
The Indiana Gazette

Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll hits 1,300

Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked Tuesday to rush aid to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly ...
KTEN

Rapid floods shock Sri Lanka's survivors

For villages on the northern edge of Sri Lanka's capital, floods are a familiar ordeal -- but even the hardiest residents ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka

Rain forecasts on Thursday raised fears of more damage in flood-hit Indonesia and Sri Lanka, after earlier deluges killed ...
Mongabay News on MSN

A fragile Sri Lankan island fights back against the threat of mineral extraction

Cries in silence, her veins robbed by greedy hands, each grain of stolen sand buries a future beneath the lands” — these ...
The Indiana Gazette

Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll nears 1,200

Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked to rush aid Tuesday to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Asia floods death toll tops 1,160 as troops aid survivors

The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,160 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and ...