Lives in turmoil after Sri Lankan floods

Driving into Kalmunai we saw choppy waters on both sides of the road, something like an inland sea.
The water gave way to flooded coconut plantations. Continue reading the main story.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S., India send help to flood-battered Sri Lanka-CNN News
U.S., India send help to flood-battered Sri Lanka
January 15, 2011 8:25 a.m. EST

Sri Lankan people walk on a flooded road of the eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa on January 14, 2011.
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Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- United States became the second country to offer emergency assistance to more than a million affected by flooding in Sri Lanka.Full Story