Relief Fund for Sri Lanka Flooding

At least 164 killed as rescuers rush to evacuate people marooned by floods and mudslides before rains resume on Monday.

PC: EPA

Helicopters are searching for people marooned four days after the worst floods and mudslides to hit Sri Lanka in 14 years inundated parts of the southwest.

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We're looking to raise a modest amount of money to help contribute to getting people the resources they need.  Many people have been effected and we want to help get the proper resources people need for survival as soon as possible.  Our brothers and sisters have lost everything and helping them get at least the basic survival items will ease the losses they are currently experiencing.


More rain is expected to fall worsening the situation by Monday. Some 104 people were still listed as missing, the country's Disaster Management Centre said on Monday, while another 88 remained in hospital.


The army said it does not expect to find any more survivors and currently over half a million people are affected in this National Disaster.

PC: Al Jazeera

The government has appealed for bottled water, new clothes and dry rations for those displaced.

PC: Reuters


Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford, reporting from an air base in Colombo where relief efforts are continuing, said: "We flew over some of the worst affected areas today. Families are trapped, whole villages are completely cut off and in need of medical support, food, clothing and shelter. As soon as the water starts receding, an immediate cleaning operation needs to take place to prevent mosquito breeding and the spread of dengue."

"Many people were swept away when the sides mountains collapsed on their homes." Please donate so we can help people get back on their feet.