Colombo, Nov 27, 2024 (AFP) - Sri Lanka children missing in floods, likely cyclone approaches India

NAMPA / AFP
2024-11-27
Heavy rains lashed southern India on Wednesday with coastal regions bracing for a likely cyclonic storm, as rescue teams in neighbouring Sri Lanka searched for eight people missing in floods. Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the northwestern Pacific -- are a regular and deadly menace in the region. In eastern Sri Lanka, which saw torrential rains since Tuesday, government rescue teams were searching fo......
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