Three generations of a family built their homes and lives in Sri Lanka’s highland tea country. The biggest storm in decades wiped out their hamlet in a landslide.
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In a Hamlet Built on Forbidden Love, a Cyclone Buried It All
Three generations of a family built their homes and lives in Sri Lanka’s highland tea country. The biggest storm in decades wiped out their hamlet in a landslide.
Flooding in British Columbia Forces Highway Closures
The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest brought a deluge to British Columbia, forcing road closures and evacuations in Canada.
Ruined Rice Fields and Broken Rail Lines: Sri Lanka Counts Cost of Cyclone
Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash.
Storm Floodwaters in Indonesia Turned Logs Into Floating Projectiles
Many logs became forces of destruction in Indonesia last week, in a sign that deforestation compounded the devastation wrought by a cyclone.
Reckoning With a New Era of Deadly Floods
The floods and landslides that have killed more than 1,350 people in recent weeks are a grim reminder of the risks of a warming planet.
In Photos and Video: Devastating Floods Swamp Parts of Asia
Images of the destruction caused by storms that have torn through South and Southeast Asia.
Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam Have Killed Over 1,200. Here’s What to Know.
Hundreds more were still missing and millions have been displaced in the rain-drenched region, with Sri Lanka and Indonesia hit particularly hard.
Sri Lanka Declares ‘Largest’ Disaster as Cyclone Death Toll Rises to 355
The country’s president said the nationwide flooding after the storm hit last week was the most challenging natural disaster in the island nation’s history.
As Cyclone Deaths Pass 150, Sri Lanka Is Overwhelmed by Rescue Demand
Rescue efforts across the nation of 23 million have been hampered by disruptions in transport and telecommunications.