At least 27 people have been killed in Sri Lanka after days of heavy rain wrecked havoc mainly in the country's eastern province.<br /><br />The counrty's Disaster Management Center said on Friday that the number of people reported missing stands at 12.<br /><br />Heavier-than-normal monsoon rains since early January have caused dams and reservoirs to burst, swamped roads and set off mudslides.<br /><br />More than a million people have been affected by the floods and mudslides, including 363,000 who have been forced from their homes.<br /><br />Concerns about the spread of waterbrone disease, including typhoid, are also growing as the floods caused sewage lines to overflow.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from the eastern port city of Batticaloa, which has been hit the hardest, where people are taking refuge wherever they can.<br /><br />Jan 14, 2011
