Floods destroy crop
TORRENTIAL rains and consequent floods in Sri Lanka have rendered 375,000 people homeless and devastated large tracts of paddy.
Among the worst affected areas are the war-torn northern and eastern provinces. Most of the tanks and rivers in the north and east have overflowed, forcing government troops and rebels to abandon some of their camps temporarily.
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