A conductor wears a protective mask as he stands next to a train at Fort railway station, as the number of people who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country increased, in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena is welcomed by Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen before a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena pose for a picture before a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen shakes hands with Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena before a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena is welcomed by Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen before a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

Mapas de Sri Lanka que muestran el porcentaje de población por religión, por distrito. (SGN01)

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe meets his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc during the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hanoi, Vietnam September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Kham/Pool

Cricket - Sri Lanka v South Africa -Second Test Match - Colombo, Sri Lanka - July 23, 2018 - Sri Lanka's Danushka Gunathilaka drops his hat before the match. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Cricket - Sri Lanka v South Africa -Second Test Match - Colombo, Sri Lanka - July 23, 2018 - Sri Lanka's Danushka Gunathilaka drops his hat before the match. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Cricket - Sri Lanka v South Africa -Second Test Match - Colombo, Sri Lanka - July 23, 2018 - Sri Lanka's Danushka Gunathilaka reacts before the match. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A woman walks with a girl along a flooded road in the heavy rains in Malwana, Sri Lanka May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A boy paddles as he floats on a foam board on a flooded road in the heavy rains in Biyagama, Sri Lanka May 23,2018.REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatt

Villagers travel in a boat to cross the towns near a flooded road in Malwana, Sri Lanka May 23, 2018. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte

A man wipes mud in front of a shop after the river overflow due to heavy rains in Malwana, Sri Lanka May 23, 2018. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte

Two boys walk along a road in the heavy rains in Malwana, Sri Lanka May 23, 2018. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte

A man walks along a road in the heavy rains in Malwana, Sri Lanka May 23, 2018. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte

A technician works on top of the signal tower on a building as rainy clouds gathered over Colombo, Sri Lanka May 23, 2018. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte

Men walk along a flooded road in the heavy rains in Malwana, Sri Lanka May 23, 2018. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte

Villagers walk through a flooded road in Biyagama, Sri Lanka May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A man pushes his three-wheeler through a flooded road in Biyagama, Sri Lanka May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Youth are seen on the steps behind a truck on a flooded road in Biyagama, Sri Lanka May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A boy jumps into water on a flooded road in Biyagama, Sri Lanka May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A man looks at the rough sea as rainy clouds gather above during the monsoon period in Colombo, Sri Lanka May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A man looks at the rough sea as rainy clouds gather above during the monsoon period in Colombo, Sri Lanka May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

People look at the rough sea on a bridge as rainy clouds gather above during the monsoon period in Colombo, Sri Lanka May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A man looks at the rough sea as rainy clouds gather above during the monsoon period in Colombo, Sri Lanka May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (L) talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In (R) during a meeting at the presidential Blue House on November 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Chung Sung-Jun/Pool *** Local Caption *** Maithripala Sirisena; Moon Jae-In

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-In (R) during a meeting at the presidential Blue House on November 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Chung Sung-Jun/Pool *** Local Caption *** Maithripala Sirisena; Moon Jae-In

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-In (R) during a meeting at the presidential Blue House on November 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Chung Sung-Jun/Pool *** Local Caption *** Maithripala Sirisena; Moon Jae-In

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (L) talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In (R) during a meeting at the presidential Blue House on November 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Chung Sung-Jun/Pool *** Local Caption *** Maithripala Sirisena; Moon Jae-In

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (L) talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In (R) during a meeting at the presidential Blue House on November 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Chung Sung-Jun/Pool *** Local Caption *** Maithripala Sirisena; Moon Jae-In

South Korean President Moon Jae-in walks with Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena (L) during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jung Teon-Je/Pool

South Korean President Moon Jae-in walks with Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jung Teon-Je/Pool

South Korean President Moon Jae-in walks with Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jung Teon-Je/Pool

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) walks with Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena (L) during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jung Teon-Je/Pool

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana sign an agreement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on October 30, 2017.REUTERS/Hiroki Yamauchi/Pool

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana shake hands after signing an agreement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on October 30, 2017.REUTERS/Hiroki Yamauchi/Pool

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd right) and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana (2nd Left) sign an agreement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Hiroki Yamauchi/Pool

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana (L) speaks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) during their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on October 30, 2017.REUTERS/Hiroki Yamauchi/Pool

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd R) speaks with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana during their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on October 30, 2017.REUTERS/Hiroki Yamauchi/Pool

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana (L) attend a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on October 30, 2017.REUTERS/Hiroki Yamauchi/Pool

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana shake hands before their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Hiroki Yamauchi/Pool

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana shake hands before their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on October 30, 2017.REUTERS/Hiroki Yamauchi/Pool

Actualizado. Mapa de Sri Lanka que muestra la cifra de fallecidos por distrito debido a inundaciones y deslaves causados por lluvias torrenciales. 17 cm de ancho. (SGN02)

SRILANKA-DISASTER/ - Refile for archive only. Sri Lanka floods and landslides in May.

Mapa de Sri Lanka que muestra la cifra de fallecidos por distrito debido a inundaciones y deslaves causados por lluvias torrenciales. 17 cm de ancho. (SGN03)

SRILANKA-DISASTER/ - Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka have killed over a hundred people while dozens are missing after torrential rain.

Mapa de Sri Lanka que muestra la cifra de fallecidos por distrito debido a inundaciones y deslaves causados por lluvias torrenciales. 17 cm de ancho. (SGN01)

SRILANKA-DISASTER/ - Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka have killed over a hundred people while dozens are missing after torrential rain.

SRILANKA-DISASTER/ - Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka have killed over a hundred people while dozens are missing after torrential rain.

A 73-metre-tall (238ft) Christmas tree, said to be the world's tallest artificial Christmas tree, is pictured in Colombo, Sri Lanka December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

People cross a main road in front of the 73-metre-tall (238ft) Christmas tree, said to be the world's tallest artificial Christmas tree, in Colombo, Sri Lanka December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Workers clean glass panels at the west tower of the World Trade Center in Colombo, Sri Lanka October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A Buddhist nun walks along a path as a stupa is seen at a temple in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka October 16, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A monkey waits for food from devotees near the Ruwanwelisaya Stupa, during a poya day or full moon day, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A Buddhist monk holds a holy red cloth on top of the Ruwanwelisaya Stupa, during a poya day religious ceremony in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Buddhist devotees carry a holy red cloth in front of the Ruwanwelisaya Stupa, during a poya day religious ceremony in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Buddhist monks carry a holy red cloth on top of the Ruwanwelisaya Stupa, during a poya day religious ceremony in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Buddhist devotees carry a holy red cloth in front of the Ruwanwelisaya Stupa, during a poya day religious ceremony in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

A police officer sits on a horse while inspecting the traffic during a rush hour in the early morning in Colombo, Sri Lanka October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte