Heavy rains have forced the closure of schools across Sri Lanka's mountainous tea-growing regions, as floods and mudslides claimed five lives and injured three others, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
The relentless downpours over the past 48 hours have caused widespread devastation, inundating homes, agricultural land, and transport routes. The central mountainous areas are bearing the brunt of the severe weather, as reported by the government's Disaster Management Center.
