How many people were killed in the worst flooding in Sri Lanka in 56 years?
2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season:  After it stalled, it drew moisture from the southwest to produce severe flooding across Sri Lanka, killing 254 people and becoming the worst floods there since 1947. 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone: In May 2003, a tropical cyclone officially called "Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01" produced the worst flooding in Sri Lanka in 56 years.
254 people