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The death toll in Sri Lanka’s floods has climbed to 202 with 94 people still missing in the country’s worst torrential rains since 2003. The floods have displaced nearly half a million people. The Disaster Management Centre said at least 629,742 people of 163,701 families have been affected by the bad weather.
The Irrigation Department said water level is receding in rivers during the past 24 hours due to the low rainfall.
Indian naval divers and medical teams have joined rescue efforts in the flood-hit regions. The Indian contingent of more than 300 navy personnel was assisting in the relief, with divers searching the brackish waters and medical teams seeing patients in makeshift tents set up at shelters.
Following India’s lead in sending out emergency relief to Sri Lanka, more countries started pledging assistance to provide relief to the flood victims.