Asia Album: Heavy rain lashes Sri Lanka as monsoon comes

Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-05 11:05:23|Editor: huaxia

People wade through a flooded road in Gampaha, about 20 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

COLOMBO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Several areas in Sri Lanka were inundated after heavy rain lashed the country, and more rainfall is expected to come as the monsoon has started.

People wade through a flooded road in Gampaha, about 20 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

People wade through a flooded road in Gampaha, about 20 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

A man stands in flood water in Gampaha, about 20 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

A man wades through a flooded road with his motorcycle in Gampaha, about 20 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

People wade through a flooded road in Gampaha, about 20 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

People wade through a flooded road in Gampaha, about 20 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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