Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera (C) addresses Colombo-based diplomats at his office in the capital Colombo on May 19, 2016, appealing for international help for the islands flood and landslide victims, as Disaster Management Minister Anura Yapa (L) and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne (R) look 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