People in New Zealand with family in Sri Lanka are describing the widespread devastation caused by severe flooding from Cyclone Ditwah.
The extreme weather system has destroyed homes, leaving thousands displaced A state of emergency has also been declared.
There are also reports that entire villages have been washed away in landslides and many villages have been completely cut off.
Photo: Supplied / Lasitha Buddika
Statistics from the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Centre [DMC] showed 212 people had died and 218 people were missing as of Sunday evening.
Aucklander Sachindra Amarasekara
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