Sri Lankan Disaster Management Minister Anura Yapa (R) speaks during a press conference in Colombo on May 19, 2016 as Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera looks on. Official figures show that 45 people have been killed in weather-related disasters since the weekend and that over 400,000 people have been affected by the floods across many parts of the island. / AFP PHOTO / ISHARA S.KODIKARAISHARA S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images