Colombo: Floods triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have killed six people and damaged thousands of homes, the government said on Wednesday.
Three of the dead were killed in the capital Colombo, two when a rain-weakened wall collapsed, while most of the other dead appeared to have drowned trying to swim to safety, says GM Gunawardena, assistant director of the National Disaster Management Centre.
Even though the water levels have subsided in most parts of the country as the rains eased, officials are still assessing flood damage.
In the north-eastern town of Trincomalee, aid workers said victims of the December 26 tsunami - still living in wooden and corrugated iron temporary shelters - had been forced to leave what few possessions they had left.
Nearly 2,000 homes were destroyed and at least 63,000 people were affected by the affected by the tsunami. The figure covers those who had suffered damage to their homes, businesses or any other property.
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