A man sits on a porch fence at his house caught in the flood in Nagoda village in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] COLOMBO - The death toll in Sri Lanka's devastating floods and landslides reached 202 by Wednesday morning while 96 people were still missing, the Disaster Management Center said. Sixty-three people were injured and seeking treatment in state hospitals while over 600,000 people have been affected. Severe rains and strong winds which lashed out across Sri Lanka since Friday have caused major floods and landslides in many areas of the island with the worst affected being the southern district. As water levels are receding, tri forces along with rescue teams have now launched a massive clean up operation in order to restore normalcy in the affected areas. At least 83,200 people are seeking shelter in safe locations and many are unable to return to their homes due to fully damaged or partially damaged houses. According to the World Health Organization, at least 16 hospitals in flood hit Sri Lanka have been evacuated fully or partially as facilities have been directly affected by the floods or exposed to landslides, a UN statement released in Colombo said Wednesday. charity bracelets ukcustom silicone wristbands24 hour wristbands couponcustom wristbands no minimumcheap rubber wristbandssilicone rubber bands
WUHAN - Competition committees for 27 sports of the 7th CISM Military World Games have been set up, according to the Information Office of China's Hubei Province.39 special competition committees are in charge of 25 competition sports and two demonstration sports, including the aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.Zhang Jin, Deputy Secretary General of the Committee and Deputy Director of the Hubei Administration of Sport, stated that each of the competition committees is responsible for venue layout, sports equipment preparation, event organization and reception.Five military-specific events, such as parachuting and the military pentathlon, will be directly organized by military organizations, due to their specificity.In addition, athletes with disabilities will participate in archery and athletics competitions with different standards.The 7th Military World Games will be held from October 18th to 27th 2019 in China's central city of Wuhan. It is expected to attract nearly 10,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and regions.
