by Reuters
Monday, 29 May 2017 13:09 GMT
Floods reached roof level and cut off access to many rural Sri Lankan villages, disrupting life for half a million people
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Sri Lanka sees worst disaster from torrential rains since 2003
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Bangladesh still recovering from flash floods in April
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Storm likely to hit Bangladesh coast Tuesday morning
By Ruma Paul and Dinuka Liyanawatte
DHAKA/AGALAWATTE, Sri Lanka/ May 29 (Reuters) - Bangladesh raised its storm danger signal to the highest level of 10 on Monday as a severe and intensifying cyclone churned towards its low-lying coast and was expected to make landfall in the early hours of Tuesday.
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