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A Sri Lankan navigates his way though mud and sludge caused by a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera estimated the number of dead in Wednesday's disaster at the plantation would be fewer than 100, although villagers said the figure could easily exceed 200. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL116
A Sri Lankan navigates his way though mud and sludge caused by a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera estimated the number of dead in Wednesday's disaster at the plantation would be fewer than 100, although villagers said the figure could easily exceed 200. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL116
Eranga Jayawardena, AP
epa04469687 Sri Lankan security personnel engaged in rescue operations in the landslide affected area at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 218 kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: SAN09
epa04469687 Sri Lankan security personnel engaged in rescue operations in the landslide affected area at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 218 kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: SAN09
M.A. Pushpa Kumara, European Pressphoto Agency
Sri Lanka military personnel search at the site of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in Koslanda village in central Sri Lanka on October 30, 2014. Soldiers using heavy diggers stepped up their desperate search October 30 for victims of a landslide in Sri Lanka, feared to have buried alive 100 people on a tea plantation. AFP PHOTO/ Ishara S. KODIKARAIshara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534872912
Sri Lanka military personnel search at the site of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in Koslanda village in central Sri Lanka on October 30, 2014. Soldiers using heavy diggers stepped up their desperate search October 30 for victims of a landslide in Sri Lanka, feared to have buried alive 100 people on a tea plantation. AFP PHOTO/ Ishara S. KODIKARAIshara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534872912
Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP/Getty Images
epa04469700 Sri Lankan security personnel engaged in rescue operations in the landslide affected area at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 218 kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: SAN15
epa04469700 Sri Lankan security personnel engaged in rescue operations in the landslide affected area at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 218 kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: SAN15
M.A. Pushpa Kumara, EPA
epa04469696 Sri Lankan security personnel engaged in rescue operations in the landslide affected area at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 218 kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: SAN14
epa04469696 Sri Lankan security personnel engaged in rescue operations in the landslide affected area at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 218 kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: SAN14
M.A. Pushpa Kumara, European Pressphoto Agency
A man shines a torch as dusk falls at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL145
A man shines a torch as dusk falls at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL145
Eranga Jayawardena, AP
Sri Lankans walk past a damaged house at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL148
Sri Lankans walk past a damaged house at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL148
Eranga Jayawardena, AP
epa04468495 Landslide affected homes buried under rubble with their roofs slightly visible at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 170kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 29 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: LAN19
epa04468495 Landslide affected homes buried under rubble with their roofs slightly visible at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 170kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 29 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: LAN19
M.A. Pushpa Kumara, European Pressphoto Agency
A crowd gathers to watch rescue operation at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL126
A crowd gathers to watch rescue operation at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL126
Eranga Jayawardena, AP
epa04468420 Landslide affected homes buried under rubble with their roofs slightly visible at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 170kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 29 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: LAN07
epa04468420 Landslide affected homes buried under rubble with their roofs slightly visible at Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in Badulla 170kms towards the interior from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 29 October 2014. At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in central Sri Lanka and a search operation was launched for some 250 villagers reported missing, an official said and the army, air force and police are involved in the search operation. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA ORG XMIT: LAN07
M.A. Pushpa Kumara, European Pressphoto Agency
Sri Lankan residents stand outside a damaged building at the site of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in Koslanda village in central Sri Lanka on October 29, 2014. Mudslides triggered by monsoon rains swept through a tea-growing region of Sri Lanka October 29, killing at least 16 people and leaving about 300 more feared missing, disaster officials said. AFP PHOTO/ Ishara S. KODIKARAIshara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534845149
Sri Lankan residents stand outside a damaged building at the site of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in Koslanda village in central Sri Lanka on October 29, 2014. Mudslides triggered by monsoon rains swept through a tea-growing region of Sri Lanka October 29, killing at least 16 people and leaving about 300 more feared missing, disaster officials said. AFP PHOTO/ Ishara S. KODIKARAIshara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534845149
Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP/Getty Images
A crowd gathers as an earthmover clears debris caused by mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL127
A crowd gathers as an earthmover clears debris caused by mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL127
Eranga Jayawardena, AP
An earthmover clears debris caused by mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL121
An earthmover clears debris caused by mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at the tea plantation, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: DEL121
Eranga Jayawardena, AP
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