Flooding death toll hits 410

The death toll from flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka was now 410, the Disaster Management Centre said on Tuesday, with another 336 people missing following a week of heavy rains.

It said over 1.5 million people were affected by the worst natural disaster to hit the country since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

In the central city of Kandy, residents were struggling without water, relying instead on bottled water collected from natural springs.