Sri Lanka has been underwater for weeks. By mid-January, at least 23 people had died, with another 350,000 having been displaced from their homes, and one-fifth of the nation’s rice crop had been destroyed.

Now, the island nation of 20 million is being hit with a second wave of flooding, which is displacing hundreds of thousand more and reportedly inciting landslides. The UN had already issued more than $5 million in emergency funds and will now likely increase that figure.

Reiterating its commitment to supporting humanitarian and development needs of all Sri Lankans, the United Nations, said today it will continue to assist the Sri Lankan government to meet the urgent needs for shelter, food and drinking water for over 1.2 million people affected by the second wave of floods wreaking havoc in the country .

The Associated Press has video of the ongoing disaster. (via @HlpPntAdvocate)

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