Hundreds Search for Survivors of Deadly Sri Lankan Mudslide

Hundreds of desperate villagers clawed through the wreckage of a deadly landslide Thursday, defying orders after a top disaster official said there was no chance of finding more survivors, The Associated Press reported. Heavy monsoon rains caused the mudslide, which wiped out 120 tea workers' homes in Badulla district, said an official from the Disaster Management Center. Villagers said the death toll could easily exceed 200.

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