Rescuers pulled out more bodies from the muddy debris of disastrous landslide taking the toll to over 80 while 118 people remained missing on Sunday in floods triggered by the heaviest rains in Sri Lanka in over a quarter century, local media reported Sunday.
The heavy rains have pounded Sri Lanka since last weekend, triggering huge landslides that have buried some victims in up to 50 feet of mud.
Sri Lankan army and other rescuers pulled out 13 more bodies late last night in the worst-hit district of Kegalle.
The Disaster Management Center said the death toll in the landslide has reached to 82 while 118 people are still missing.
Source : MENA
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