Interior ministry says three crew members were rescued by a nearby boat, but nine others — including two foreigners — remained missing.
Ranil Wickremesinghe government did not give a clear reason for the move, but his office, in a statement, said his address to lawmakers on February 8 will announce new policies and laws.
The flooding last year killed more than 1,700 people, destroyed more than two million homes, and caused damage totalling more than $30 billion, UN and Pakistani officials say.
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In little over a decade, Pakistan has faced two large-scale floods, costing billions of dollars in losses and impacting millions of people.
Singh dropped a crucial catch in a game against Pakistan, which many say cost India the match.
The lender said the South Asian nation needed to adopt structural reforms that focus on economic stabilisation and tackle the root causes of its crisis.
South Asian island nation's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the country is "facing a far more serious situation beyond the mere shortages of fuel, gas, electricity and food".
While South Asia's monsoon rains follow natural atmospheric patterns, the rains will become more erratic and torrential as global temperatures continue to climb, scientists say.
Global heating to date of 1.2 degrees Celsius has shortened the so-called return period for the extreme heat of similar duration and intensity in South Asia to once a century, experts say in report.
Heatwave across India and Pakistan leads to power cuts and water shortages as a landfill site in the Indian capital New Delhi burns for the third straight day, with toxic black smoke engulfing nearby areas.
An alliance of opposition parties filed the motion against Khan this month, claiming he has lost majority in the lower house of the parliament.
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