Cyclone Laila

This item appears on page 16 of the July 2010 issue.

Sixty-five people were killed and at least 280,000 displaced in Sri Lanka and southeastern India when Laila, a category 1 tropical storm, caused monsoon rains and flooding after making landfall on May 20. 

Flights in Sri Lanka were canceled and railway tracks were flooded across the country. Andhra Pradesh, India, suffered damage to infrastructure. The annual monsoon season runs June to September.