Death toll hits 212 as Sri Lanka struggles with Cyclone Ditwah impact

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Sri Lanka's death toll from Cyclone Ditwah climbed to 212 with 218 missing, officials said on Sunday, as flood waters breached a dam and rescue operations continued into a fourth day.Nearly a million people are impacted by heavy rains and floods that swept through large parts of the south Asian island nation forcing nearly 200,000 people into 1,275 shelters, the Disaster Management Center said in a statement.Record rains lashed the country from last Thursday, causing multiple landslides in the

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