Death toll tops 200

The death toll from the weekend's floods and mudslides has exceeded 200, while 96 others are still missing, the Government said yesterday.

The Disaster Management Centre said 202 people have been confirmed dead while 96 people are missing and 63 are injured.

The DMC said 629,742 people belonging to 163,701 families were affected in 15 districts due to the flood situation. Further, 77,432 people belonging to 19,784 families are sheltered at 366 safe locations.

According to the DMC, 1,505 houses have been completely destroyed and 7,617 houses partially damaged.