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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 9189722" data-attributes="member: 92282">At least four persons were killed and many injured in mudslides and  flood related incidents in Sri Lanka, where over 600,000 people have  also been affected by deluge, officials said today.Seven have  been hospitalised after they were rescued from rubble. A few others  believed to be trapped under the rubble after earth slip reported in  Kandy 116km from Colombo.Regional education officials have  decided to close all schools in central province as the bad weather  condition was likely continue till tomorrow.Meteorological  department said the bad weather with heavy rains and strong winds will  prevail in several areas in the country and continue till tomorrow.Transportation  was crippled due to roads and railway lines being under water in the  eastern province, which was the worst affected area by continuous rains  over the last two weeks.Nearly 600,000 people were affected by rains and flood situation in the country''s central and eastern regions.Sluice gates of several man made lakes were opened as the rain continued in several parts of the country.<a href="http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4783179" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4783179" target="_blank">PTI</a></blockquote>

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