COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 25 (UPI) -- More than 100 people died in last week's mudslides in Sri Lanka, officials said, as floodwaters recede and survivors return to their villages.
The Sri Lankan Disaster Management Center counted 101 deaths from landslides prompted by early monsoons. Another 100 are missing and presumed dead in the Kegalle district of the Central province, the country's hardest-hit area. More than 120,000 people, housed in temporary encampments across the country, have begun returning to their homes.