 The low pressure area that would become Cyclone Roanu affecting Sri Lanka on 15 May | |
| Date | May 2016 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 101[1] |
Beginning on 14 May 2016, a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal caused torrential rain to fall across Sri Lanka, causing floods and landslides which affected half a million people.[2][3][4] As of 25 May 2016 the death toll was 101 with 100 missing.[1][5][6]
- ^ a b "Sri Lanka rain death toll hits 101 as waters recede". Yahoo7. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "'Half a million flee homes' as Sri Lanka grapples with deadly floods, landslides". ABC News (Australia). Agence France-Presse/Reuters. 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Over 500,000 flee homes as Sri Lanka flood misery worsens". Agence France-Presse. 20 May 2016.
- ^ Eadie, Mark (21 May 2016). "More rain forecast with thousands displaced by Sri Lanka floods". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Death toll from weeklong storms in Sri Lanka rises to 92". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Death toll from weeklong storms in Sri Lanka rises to 92". SBS News. Associated Press. 22 May 2016.