{"id":2515691,"date":"2025-11-29T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-from-floods-and-mudslides-in-sri-lanka-rises-to-132-with-176-people-still-missing\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T19:19:04","slug":"death-toll-from-floods-and-mudslides-in-sri-lanka-rises-to-132-with-176-people-still-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-from-floods-and-mudslides-in-sri-lanka-rises-to-132-with-176-people-still-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka rises to 132, with 176 people still missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeath-toll-from-floods-and-mudslides-in-sri-lanka-rises-to-132-with-176-people-still-missing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515691&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka has risen to 132, with 176 people still missing, according to authorities.Nearly 78,000 people have been displaced and are sheltering in temporary accommodations. The severe weather, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-an-artistic-manor-review-of-the-reopened-frick-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"In an artistic manor: Review of the reopened Frick - Washington Examiner\">wich began<\/a> last week and worsened with heavy downpours, has flooded homes, fields, and roads, especially impacting the central hill country known for tea cultivation. The government has closed schools and offices and postponed exams. Many reservoirs and rivers have overflowed, blocking roads and halting passenger trains due to debris from landslides. Floodwaters have begun to affect areas near the capital, Colombo. The cyclone is expected to move toward southern India, which has dispatched search and rescue teams and aid to assist Sri Lanka&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/propublica-race-neutral-traffic-cameras-still-racist-more-tickets-for-majority-black-zip-codes\/\" title=\"ProPublica: &#039;Race-Neutral&#039; Traffic Cameras Still Racist \u2014 More Tickets for Majority-Black ZIP Codes\">ongoing relief efforts<\/a>. the death toll is expected to increase as rescue teams have yet to reach some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-waives-fuel-regulations-in-bid-to-keep-up-supply-after-colonial-pipeline-cyber-attack\/\" title=\"EPA Waives Fuel Regulations In Bid To Keep Up Supply After Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack\">affected areas<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Death toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka rises to 132, with 176 people still missing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2415494\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-disasters\">death toll<\/a> from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 132, with 176 people still missing, authorities said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 78,000 people have been displaced and are in temporary shelters, the South Asian country&rsquo;s disaster management center said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3901838\/thai-prime-minister-acknowledges-flood-response-failures\/\">Thai prime minister acknowledges flood response failures as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-rises-in-condo-collapse-number-of-missing-persons-grows-to-159\/\" title=\"Death Toll Rises In Condo Collapse; Number Of ... 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Conditions worsened Thursday, with heavy downpours that flooded homes, fields and roads and triggered landslides mainly in the tea-growing central hill country.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3837322\/trump-advises-that-anyone-burning-american-flag-will-be-imprisoned-for-a-year\/\">TRUMP ADVISES THAT ANYONE BURNING AMERICAN FLAG WILL BE IMPRISONED FOR A YEAR<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government closed schools and offices and postponed examinations.<\/p>\n<p>Most reservoirs and rivers have overflowed, blocking roads. Authorities stopped passenger trains and closed roads in many parts of the country after rocks, mud and trees fell on roads and railway tracks.<\/p>\n<p>By Friday, water flowing downstream from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >severely affected areas began<\/a> to inundate areas around the capital, Colombo, which experienced comparatively less rainfall.<a><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3444699\/timeline-increasing-incidents-political-violence-in-the-us\/\">POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THE RISE IN THE US: A TIMELINE OF KEY INCIDENTS<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say that Ditwah, which developed in the seas east of Sri Lanka, is likely to move toward India&rsquo;s southern coast by Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Neighboring India dispatched two search and rescue teams, comprising 80 rescuers, and sent aid to support ongoing operations, the country&rsquo;s embassy in Colombo said Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka flood, mudslide deaths rise to 132; 176 missing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2515692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25333346777165.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[42848,11454,33705,67914,67913],"class_list":["post-2515691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-death-toll","tag-floods","tag-missing-persons","tag-mudslides","tag-sri-lanka"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25333346777165.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515691"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515695,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515691\/revisions\/2515695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}