Sri Lanka fights to feed flood survivors

SRI LANKA yesterday fought to feed and shelter more than 200,000 survivors of the worst floods and landslides to hit the island in half a century as the death toll rose to more than 300, officials said.

Estimates of those missing rose above 200 as relief agencies assessed damage to homes, farms, tea and rubber plantations and livestock.

People living in low-lying areas were warned about the possibility of more floods and earthslips three days after the south of island was battered by torrential rain. Some people were urged to leave their homes.