At least three people were killed and about 75,000 people were driven out of their homes as monsoon rains lashed Sri Lanka on Monday, the disaster management centre said.
Some roads in the capital and in worst-hit central and southern Sri Lanka have been rendered impassable, the centre’s assistant director Pradeep Kodipillai said.
The Meteorological Department warned there could be landslides in some parts of the country.
Since Sunday, electricity supplies to main towns outside the capital have been disrupted due to trees falling on powerlines.
Sri Lanka depends on monsoon rains for irrigation and power generation but the seasonal downpours frequently cause loss of life and damage to property in low-lying areas.
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