Sri Lanka tea workers struggle in poverty. Flooding cost many their lives

CRAIGHEAD ESTATE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Arumugam Manikavalli, awakened by ferocious rain and rumbling earth, fled her home for the safety of a nearby temple on the tea estate where she works. That same November evening, tea worker Kumaran Elumugam’s small home was crushed by a landslide, killing six fami...

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