
Flood victims in Sri Lanka's Ampara district carry home food rations distributed by WFP. Photo: WFP/Laksiri-Nan
Emergency Supplies Reach Sri Lanka Flood Victims
Torrential rains across much of eastern Sri Lanka in recent days have unleashed floodwaters affecting around one million people and prompting WFP to launch an immediate emergency operation to provide life-saving food rations to the worst-affected areas.
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