Sri Lanka closes schools as floods and mudslides leave trail of dead and missing

People wade through flood waters in Kelaniya, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)

Sri Lanka has closed schools as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said.

The education ministry announced that the reopening of schools would depend on how the weather develops.