Sri Lanka floods and mudslides close schools
FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES
Situation
Torrential rain triggered flash floods and mudslides across Sri Lanka's central highlands on 4 August 2026. Officials reported seven deaths, damage to 129 houses and the evacuation of nearly 3,500 people. Navy and army units were deployed to reach residents trapped by floodwater in the Nuwara Eliya and Badulla districts.
Verified figures
- Affected / evacuated persons
- 3,500
- Displaced / evacuated persons
- 3,500
- Deaths
- 7
- Injured
- Several; exact number not reported
- Affected families
- Not reported by source
- Refugees
- Not applicable
- Houses damaged
- 129
Provenance
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