Aid rushed to Sri Lankans hit by monsoon disaster

COLOMBO— Emergency teams rushed to distribute aid on Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced after the island’s worst flooding in more than a decade claimed 126 lives and left scores more missing. Floodwaters were receding in some areas after a break in the rain, giving authorities a chance to deliver much-needed supplies to victims who lost everything as torrents of water swept away their homes. Many villages were still underwater on Sunday, officials said.

—AFP A Sri Lankan boy carries pillows through floodwaters from his home in Kelaniya.