2016 Sri Lankan floods
Beginning on 14 May 2016, a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal caused torrential rain to fall across Sri Lanka, causing floods and landslides which affected half a million people. As of 25 May 2016 the death toll was 101 with 100 missing.
The low pressure area that would become Cyclone Roanu affecting Sri Lanka on 15 May | |
Date | May 2016 |
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Deaths | 101 |
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