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Sri Lanka: Half a Million Displaced by Widespread Flooding

HeadlineMay 30, 2017

In Sri Lanka, more than 180 people have been killed and half a million people displaced amid the worst flooding in Sri Lanka in the last 14 years. Search and rescue teams are looking for more than 100 people who are still missing. Scientists have linked torrential rains and increased flooding in Sri Lanka to climate change.

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