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Residents make their way through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Kelaniya, on the outskirts of Colombo on June 6, 2021.nISHARA S. KODIKARAn

Thousands homeless as S Lanka floods death toll hits 17
COLOMBO: In this photograph taken on June 4, 2021 a container vessel is being offloaded at the East Terminal of the Colombo port. - AFPn

Small Sri Lanka harbors big maritime ambitions
COLOMBO: Smoke billows from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl which carried hundreds of containers of chemicals and plastics, as its towed away from the coast of Colombo, following Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's order to move the ship to deeper water to prevent a bigger enviromental disaster. -- AFPn

Burnt-out container ship sinking off Sri Lanka
Smoke billows from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl in the sea off Colombo Harbor in this May 30, 2021 photo. - AFP n

Sri Lanka ship fire extinguished after 13 days
COLOMBO: Members of the Sri Lankan navy remove debris washed ashore from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl on a beach yesterday. —AFP

Sri Lanka questions burning ship crew after marine disaster
COLOMBO: This handout photograph shows flames and thick smoke billowing from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, which has been burning for the seventh consecutive day, in the sea off Sri Lanka's Colombo Harbor. — AFP n

Sri Lanka battles fire on ship loaded with chemicals
Caroline Jurie (second left) removes the crown of Pushpika de Silva during the onstage fracas.-AFP n

Sri Lanka's 'Mrs World' quits amid criminal charges
In this photograph, winner of Mrs. Sri Lanka 2020 Caroline Jurie (second left) removes the crown of 2021 winner Pushpika de Silva (center) as she is disqualified by the jury over the accusation of being divorced, at a beauty pageant for married women in Colombo.-AFP n

'Mrs Sri Lanka' regains title after on-stage fracas
Christian devotees attend an Easter mass at St Sebastian's Church in Katuwapitiya yesterday.-AFPn

Sri Lanka steps up security for Easter services
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