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AGALAWATTE, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s military said Saturday that it is doubtful any missing people will be found alive two days after torrents of mud triggered by heavy rain covered homes in southern and western parts of the country, killing 100 people and leaving 99 others missing. "The (foreign) ministry will continue to monitor the flood situation and seek assistance as required in consultation with the ministry of disaster management," the government said in a statement. The military used large armoured vehicles and boats to transport people to safety. But some remained trapped in interior villages where boats have been unable to reach. At an intersection close to Agalawatte, 98 kilometres (60 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, four bodies in coffins were kept in a house, awaiting boats to be taken to a temple where displaced people have taken refuge. (ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)

A Sri Lankan resident sits by a building surrounded by floodwaters in the suburb of Kaduwela in the capital Colombo on May 26, 2017. They had fled to higher terrain, but four people among them died in a mudslide and three others were missing. They complained that government aid still had not reached the area and they were surviving on food provided by those in nearby villagers. Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in coordination with the Ministry of Disaster Management, appealed to the United Nations, International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) and neighbouring countries to provide assistance to affected people, especially in the areas of search and rescue operations. Mudslides have become common during the monsoon season in Sri Lanka, a tropical Indian Ocean island nation, as land has been heavily deforested to grow export crops such as tea and rubber. Heavy floods and landslides triggered by the worst rainfall since 1970s have killed over 90 people and left 110

 missing in Sri Lanka, officials said on Friday, warning the situation could get worse.
At least 126 people are dead, and 97 missing, after mudslides and floods caused by heavy rain in Sri Lanka. Over 100,000 people have been displaced.