31 dead as monsoon lashes Sri Lanka and the carcass of a whale washed ashore
10 June 2013 – 08H32
Onlookers peer at the carcass of a whale washed ashore following severe monsoon weather, in Colombo, on June 9, 2013. Navy boats and helicopters scoured seas off Sri Lanka for dozens of missing fishermen, as the death toll from strong monsoon rains and winds rose to 31.
AFP – Navy boats and helicopters scoured seas off Sri Lanka for dozens of missing fishermen, as the death toll from strong monsoon rains and winds rose to 31, an official said.
The dead fishermen were listed as missing since the monsoon hit the island early on Saturday, destroying more than 100 houses, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
“We continue to look for missing people,” DMC spokesman Sarath Lal Kumara told AFP. “The navy and the airforce are leading the search and rescue operations.”
The death toll rose from 27 to 31, with all of those, except one, fishermen caught in rough .. continue …
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