A man carries vegetables and cooking items as he walks through a flooded road during a wet day in Colombo, Sri Lanka May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - High temperatures and unseasonal rains have combined to effectively scuttle Sri Lanka's efforts to curb dengue, experts say.
The island is facing yet another outbreak this summer, with infections more than doubling in June to 3,421 cases, up from 1,477 cases during the same period in 2015.
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