Army Media Spokesperson Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera has said all missing bodies from the Bulathkohupitiya landslide have been recovered.

This week Just Asia begins with highlights from an exclusive interview with UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Professor Juan E. Mendez.

Today (21) marks the Vesak Full moon day, which is the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world.

Kelanimulla and Angoda were among the areas which were hit the hardest by the prevailing flash floods in Sri Lanka.

The first batch of flood relief aid flown in from overseas arrived at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport last night (20).

The Centre for Disaster Management warns public to be vigilant as the flood and landslide threats still remain.

Desperate Sri Lankans clambered onto rubber dinghies and makeshift rafts Friday to escape monster floods in the capital Colombo as officials said half a million people had fled their homes across the island.