Life in Colombo - (Photos)

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A man carrying a bicycle walks along a flooded road in PiliyanDala, a suburb of Colombo on November 11, 2010. Sri Lanka sent in troops to rescue thousands of marooned residents in the capital today after the heaviest rains in 18 years flooded the capital's streets and the national parliament.

Residents walk along a flooded road in PiliyanDala, a suburb of Colombo on November 11, 2010. Sri Lanka sent in troops to rescue thousands of marooned residents in the capital today after the heaviest rains in 18 years flooded the capital's streets and the national parliament.

The water logged grounds after rains in Colombo on November 11, 2010 meant there was no play on the second day of a practice match between the West Indies and a Sri Lanka Board President's XI. The hosts were 59-3 in their first innings at stumps on the opening day of the three-day game on November 10 in reply to the West Indies' 176. The West Indies team has arrived on the Indian Ocean island to play three test matches, five One Day Internationals (ODI) and one Twenty20 match starting November 15.

Residents walk along a flooded road in PiliyanDala, a suburb of Colombo on November 11, 2010. Sri Lanka sent in troops to rescue thousands of marooned residents in the capital today after the heaviest rains in 18 years flooded the capital's streets and the national parliament.