The death toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka has risen to 159, with more than 200 people missing, as the country grapples with one of its worst weather disasters in years.
More than 20,000 homes have been destroyed, sending 108,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre reported.
Officials said that about a third of the country was without electricity or running water as a state of emergency was announced, in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.
Evacuation orders are in place in some areas as water levels of the Kelani River continue to rise rapidly.
The highest number of deaths was reported in Kandy and Badulla, where many areas remain cut off.
