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Many missing after S Lanka landslip Sri Lanka landslide: Three dead and 150 missing
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At least 150 missing and three dead in landslide after monsoon rains in central Sri Lanka, officials say At least 150 people are missing and three people are dead following a landslide in central Sri Lanka, disaster officials say.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The landslide, which came after heavy monsoon rains, engulfed dozens of houses in Badulla district, officials said.
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Much of Sri Lanka has been lashed by heavy rain in recent weeks, with mudslide warnings issued.
"About 70 houses, 10 shops and three official residences are hit by the landslide," Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told local media.
Sections of several national highways have been washed away by the rains, AFP news agency reported.
The landslide hit the town of Haldummulla in Badulla, about 200 km (120 miles) east of the capital Colombo, on Wednesday morning.
One woman who survived told local media: "I was under the rubble and some people took me out... my mother and aunt have died."
In June, monsoons triggered landslides in Sri Lanka that killed at least 22 people and forced thousands from their homes.