President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has assured that his government will not allow any form of ethnic or religious conflict to emerge in Sri Lanka again.

The number of missing tourists now stands at 579, according to the latest figures confirmed by Nepali police.

Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath has expressed his deep condolences and solidarity with the people of Nepal following devastating floods reported in Rasuwa District and other parts of the country.

An earthquake hit the area at around 08:37 local time, Nepal's foreign minister Shishir Khanal tells parliament, citing preliminary information.

The fourth Randoli Perahera of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival is currently parading through the streets.

Nepal police say the death toll from the floods has risen to 95, according to AFP and Reuters.

The death toll from the catastrophic flash floods along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors has risen to 31, according to official updates released by the Bagmati Province Police Office in Hetauda.

A programme to establish a joint mechanism among state institutions, with regional coordination to respond to emergencies within prisons, has been launched focusing on the Vavuniya and Jaffna prisons.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says no reports of casualties or injuries involving Sri Lankan nationals have been received so far following the devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa District.

Blocks 1 and 2 of the Yala National Park will be temporarily closed to the public from 14 September to 15 October due to the prevailing drought conditions in the area, the Wildlife Department announced.