Rain slows Sri Lanka search for mudslide victims

Heavy rain slowed the search on Sunday for victims of a major mudslide on a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka that police say left 38 people missing and presumed dead. A military official said rain were creating problems for rescuers using heavy equipment to dig through tonnes of mud at the site in the picturesque Koslanda region. Additional soldiers were being sent to the site, taking the number of searchers to more than 800, as they discovered on Sunday Read More
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