Sri Lankan president condoles with flood victims in Sierra Leone

COLOMBO, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday conveyed his condolences to victims of floods in Sierra Leone.

Sirisena said "as a country which suffered from a similar devastation recently, I express my deepest sympathy to the victims of the flood in Sierra Leone."

Nearly 400 people are confirmed dead and at least 600 missing following a devastating mudslide and floods in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.

The Western African country has pleaded for "urgent support," saying entire communities had been wiped out.