Sri Lanka mudslide leaves scores missing

Rescuers in Sri Lanka are searching for scores of people missing after massive landslides following days of rain. 

The Red Cross said more than 200 families are feared buried in the mud slides that hit three villages in central Kegalle district. 

At least 13 bodies have been recovered so far. Disaster officials say about 150 people have been rescued but more than 60 houses have been buried by mud. 

The huge landslide happened near the town of Aranayake late yesterday. 

Rescuers said they are having difficulty getting heavy equipment to the worst-hit places.


SOURCEE: BBC NEWS