A Buddhist monk salvages a Buddha statue from a temple in the flooded district of Matara. More than 230 people are feared dead in the worst flooding in 56 years, prompting Sri Lanka to appal for international support to handle the massive search and rescue operations. AFP

Aid flows in for flood relief : PM invites President to head Disaster Management Committee

by Chatura Vidyaratne, Manjula Fernando and Nadira Gunathilaka

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed the establishment of a Disaster Management Committee headed by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. The Committee will be entrusted with the task of putting into motion urgent steps that are necessary at times of natural disasters.
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LTTE organises relief programme for flood victims

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

In an unprecedented gesture signifying goodwill and reconciliation the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has come forward to organise flood relief to the affected victims in the South.
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