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Sri Lanka schools close as floods hammer the capital

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Summary
Nutrition label

71% Informative

Schools closed in Colombo and its suburbs as heavy rains trigger floods in many parts of Sri Lanka .

Three people have drowned, while 134,000 people have been affected by flooding.

Authorities cut electricity in some areas as a precaution.

Navy and army troops deployed to rescue victims and provide food and other essentials.

VR Score

76

Informative language

77

Neutral language

74

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

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no sources

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