Residents fear new mudslides

Sri Lankan authorities have warned of more landslides at a tea plantation where a deadly torrent of mud swept away scores of homes this week, but residents say there is no room left at shelters and no alternative housing for them to move to.

Disaster officials estimate that at least 100 people were killed on Wednesday when monsoon rains unleashed a cascade of muddy earth at the Koslanda plantation in Badulla district, about 140 miles east of the capital Colombo. The death toll has yet to be confirmed, and many villagers believe the figure could exceed 200.