Overview
- Melanie Watters, 54, and Janine Reid, 55, were saved and are in Colombo preparing to fly home, their family said.
- The pair had sheltered at a tea plantation after their car was trapped and supplies dwindled when roads became impassable.
- Their daughter said repeated calls to the UK Foreign Office brought no evacuation plan and drew a response that it was not the department's responsibility.
- Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after flooding and landslides linked to Cyclone Ditwah left at least 465 dead, with more than 1.5 million affected and about 200,000 in shelters.
- Indian forces evacuated more than 330 nationals and deployed helicopters from INS Vikrant and the air force to assist search and rescue in cut-off areas.