Seven people died in monsoon floods in Sri Lanka.

At least seven people have died in Sri Lanka as a result of landslides and flooding brought on by monsoon rains, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) of the nation.
Three members of the same family perished at Sitawaka, which is outside of Colombo, after their home flooded.
Schools are to stay closed on Monday, and numerous districts have had their electricity supplies cut off.
Nine districts now have landslide alerts in effect.
The Sinhala station quoted DMC Director Pradeep Kodippili as saying that flooding risk in Colombo and other southern districts was rising quickly.
According to Mr. Kodippili, “many areas have reportedly received more than 400mm of rain so far.” “The minor flood risk is increasing to a major flood risk.”
He asked Sri Lankans to heed the government’s and DMC’s emergency announcements. According to the DMC, the rains had an impact on 20 out of the 25 districts in the nation.
According to the administration, the armed forces have been called upon to offer assistance to those in need.
According to Sinhala, Air Force spokesperson Capt. Dushan Wijesinghe said that three helicopters and rescue teams had already been sent out to assist with relief operations.
Ten Navy teams have been deployed, according to Navy spokeswoman Capt. Gayan Wickramasuriya, who also stated that another 116 were ready to deploy.
The army declared that it was feeding those who had been displaced.
Some places had their electrical supply stopped, according to Sulakshana Jayawardena of the Ministry of electrical and Energy, who spoke to Sinhala.