A stray dog stands amid the waves as decomposed remains of a turtle lies on a beach polluted following the sinking of a container ship that caught fire while transporting chemicals off Kapungoda, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, June 21, 2021. X-Press Pearl, a Singapore-flagged ship sank off on Thursday a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible environmental disaster. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





A Sri Lankan man wades through in an inundated street carrying a child following heavy rainfall at Malwana, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 5, 2021. Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have killed at least four people and left seven missing, while more than 5,000 are displaced, officials said Saturday. Rains have been pounding six districts of the Indian Ocean island nation since Thursday night, and many houses, paddy fields and roads have been inundated, blocking traffic. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Residents make their way through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Kelaniya, on the outskirts of Colombo on June 6, 2021. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)





A crab roams on a beach polluted with polythene pellets that washed ashore from burning ship MV X-Press Pearl anchored off Colombo port at Kapungoda, out skirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 31, 2021. The fire on the Singapore-flagged ship has been burning since May 20, ravaging the ship. Debris from the burning ship that has washed ashore is causing severe pollution on beaches. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Smoke rises from a fire onboard the MV X-Press Pearl vessel as it sinks while being towed into deep sea off the Colombo Harbour, in Sri Lanka on June 2, 2021. The cargo ship, carrying tonnes of chemicals, sank off Sri Lanka's west coast after a fire raged on deck for two weeks, in one of the country's worst-ever marine disasters. (Photo by Sri Lanka Airforce Media/Handout via Reuters)





Sacks of collected plastic pellets washed off to a beach from the MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire and sank off the Colombo Harbour, are seen in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka on June 3, 2021. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





Sri Lankan man, Kindston Jayalath fishes on a polluted beach filled with plastic pellets washed ashore from the fire-damaged container ship MV X-Press Pearl in Kapungoda, on the out skirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 4, 2021. Authorities were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster as the Singapore flagged ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country's main port. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Chemical foam washed ashore from the burnt Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearl gathers on the beach at Kapungoda, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Authorities in Sri Lanka were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster Thursday as the fire-damaged container ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country's main port. The ship's operators, X-Press Feeders, say the fire destroyed most of the ship's cargo, which included 25 tons of nitric acid and other chemicals. But there are fears that remaining chemicals as well as hundreds of tons of oil from the vessel’s fuel tanks could leak into the sea. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Sri Lankan navy soldiers collect plastic residue washed ashore from the fire damaged container ship MV X-Press Pearl at Kapungoda, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 11, 2021. Sri Lankan authorities say they have taken water samples to try to determine whether the fire-ravaged cargo ship slowly sinking off the coast is leaking oil. The tests were prompted by satellite images from Planet Labs Inc. that showed a substance that could be oil in the water near the Singapore-flagged ship, which was devastated by a nearly two-week fire before it started sinking last week. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Sri Lankan navy soldiers walk on the beach looking for plastic debris washed ashore from fire damaged container ship MV X-Press Pearl at Kapungoda, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Monday, June 14, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





A Sri Lankan trader waits for customers adhering to health guidelines given by the authorities to curb the spread of coronavirus at a wholesale market in Welisara, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 31, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawarden/AP Photo)





This photo provided by Sri Lankan Navy shows the sinking MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo port, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 17, 2021. The container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible environmental disaster. The ship's operator said the wreck of the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl “is now wholly sitting on the seabed at a depth of 21 meters (70 feet)”. (Photo by Sri Lanka Navy via AP Photo)





A cow takes refuge from rain under an overpass at a generally crowded intersection during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





A man pushes a child laying on an inflatable mattress to make their way through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Kelaniya, on the outskirts of Colombo on June 6, 2021. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)





A Sri Lankan child uses an inflatable tube to wade through floodwaters after heavy rains in Biyagama suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 06 June 2021. Many parts of the island have been inundated due to heavy monsoon rains. According to the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Center, at least 14 people have been killed so far and more than 245,212 people affected across the country. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)





A Sri Lankan man stands near his flooded house after heavy rainfall in Kaduwela suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 05 June 2021. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)





Sri Lankan flood victims wade through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Kolonnawa suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 06 June 2021. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)





A Sri Lankan food delivery man rides his motorbike through a submerged road after heavy rainfall in Biyagama suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 06 June 2021. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)





Sri Lankans ride a small boat through a submerged road after heavy rainfall in Kaduwela suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 05 June 2021. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)





An aerial view shows people making their way through a flooded area in the suburbs of Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 6, 2021. (Photo by Sri Lanka Air Force Media/Handout via Reuters)