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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 9227643" data-attributes="member: 92282">UN Sri Lanka floods appeal launchedThe United Nations said it will launch an emergency appeal for funds   to help those affected by floods that have ravaged Sri Lanka's east for   days.With vast rice fields that were ready for harvesting inundated, many have had their livelihoods disrupted.UN  Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Neil Buhne said in a  statement  that the United Nations will call for millions of dollars in  aid to help  replant the fields and compensate those who have lost money  due to the  floods.As floodwaters slowly receded in the worst-hit Eastern Province, most people remain in temporary shelters.However,  some in Karaithivu village in eastern Ampara district came  out for  rituals marking the ethnic Tamils' traditional harvest  festival.<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i5LB8JEZ9DzKnCxEVCE2M6RcqNkw?docId=N0168421295069849947A" target="_blank">UKPA</a></blockquote>

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