170615-N-MZ078-0052 GALLE, Sri Lanka (June 15, 2017) Lt. Christine McElhinney assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) cleans a classroom at the Mapalagama Central College . Lake Erie is in Sri Lanka to support humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of severe flooding and landslides that devastated many regions of the country. Recent heavy rainfalls brought by a southwest monsoon triggered flooding and landslides throughout the country, displacing thousands of people and causing significant damage to homes and buildings. ( Navy photo by


170615-N-MZ078-0052 GALLE, Sri Lanka (June 15, 2017) Lt. Christine McElhinney assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) cleans a classroom at the Mapalagama Central College . Lake Erie is in Sri Lanka to support humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of severe flooding and landslides that devastated many regions of the country. Recent heavy rainfalls brought by a southwest monsoon triggered flooding and landslides throughout the country, displacing thousands of people and causing significant damage to homes and buildings. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lucas T. Hans/Released)


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