Sri Lanka
Death toll rises to 618, hope for survivors fades
The search for survivors is waning as Sri Lanka enters the second week after Cyclone Ditwah triggered catastrophic floods and landslides, leaving hundreds...
Water Board estimates Rs. 5 billion in infrastructure losses
The recent natural disaster has caused almost Rs. 5 billion in damage to Sri Lanka’s water supply infrastructure, with major disruptions reported across...
‘Sri Lanka Day’ celebration cancelled
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered, in view of the disaster situation, the cancellation of the ‘Sri Lanka Day’ due to take place...
Sri Lanka has fallen to a beggarly situation- Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Foreign aid has been minimal when compared to the magnitude of the natural disaster faced by Sri Lanka, said former minister Dr. Wijeyadasa...
Eastern Province faces widespread blackouts after transmission tower collapses
A major transmission tower collapse on the 132-kilovolt Rantambe–Mahiyanganaya line caused the most severe damage to Sri Lanka’s electricity grid during Cyclone Ditwah,...
Sri Lanka to grant Rs. 5 million for homes destroyed by Cyclone Ditwa
Sri Lanka will provide Rs. 5 million to each household whose home was destroyed in flooding or landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwa, President...
UNESCO asked to intervene in illegal road threatening Knuckles Forest
An environmental watchdog has asked UNESCO to intervene urgently to stop what it says is an unlawful road being carved through the Knuckles...
Defence Secretary accused of threatening Meteorology chief
The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence had summoned the head of the Meteorological Department and threatened him, asking him not to make...
