Japan sends medical team to Sri Lanka

Japan’s overseas aid agency has sent a medical team to Sri Lanka, one of the countries in South and Southeast Asia worst affected by torrential rain, floods and landslides last week. The country’s Disaster Management Center said 465 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 360 are missing.

About 30 members of the medical team took off from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday. The team is expected to spend around two weeks treating injured people in the western town of Chilaw, which suffered severe damage.