Death toll of severe weather in Sri Lanka rises to 8

Local residents watch the strong tides during a weather of heavy rains and strong winds in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 21, 2018. The death toll from high winds and rains which lashed out across Sri Lanka since Saturday reached eight on Tuesday while over 38,000 people were affected, the Disaster Management Center said in its latest update. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachchi)