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Sri Lanka - Worst Flooding Since 2004 - Women

Sri Lankans wade through a submerged road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, May 21, 2010. Sri Lankan government says that 19 people have died in floods, earth slips and hazards caused by strong winds during a week of heavy rain across the country. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

May 24, 2010

Heavy rain and a brush from Tropical Cyclone Laila caused major flooding throughout Sri Lanka last week.

Flood waters are beginning to recede and according to AccuWeather.com meteorologists, drier weather is in the forecast through this week.

Many of the flood-affected residents are starting to make their way back home after nearly 600,000 were displaced in 14 districts. Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara were among the hardest hit by torrential rains and massive mudslides.

This is the worst flooding Sri Lanka has seen since the tsunami that hit the region in December 2004.

The same system is now bringing heavy rain to Bangladesh.

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