When disaster strikes, we are so small, helpless and uncertain...Only at such moments do we sense the fragility and preciousness of life ...
Who Can Help Us Mankind Truly?
Xiangyang
For days, continued strong winds and heavy rains have hit Sri Lanka’s central and southern regions, including Hambantota and Matara. The floods and landslides following torrential rains have killed 212 people with 79 others missing, and over 700,000 people have been affected by the weather calamity, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said in its latest report issued at 6 P.M. Sunday. Highways and railway lines in the south of the country remain inundated because of flooding and landslides. The Foreign Ministry said that an appeal had been made to the United Nations and neighboring countries to provide help on May 26.