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Rebuilding housing post-Ditwah: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s tsunami experience
By Nisha Arunatilake The Ditwah Cyclone ranks second only to the December 2004 Tsunami in terms of damage to housing in Sri Lanka’s...
Cyclone Ditwah death toll climbs to 390
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) said the death toll due to the adverse weather conditions experienced in the country in the past few...
Sri Lanka declares emergency as toll from floods, mudslides hits 159
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods and mudslides triggered...
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help as cyclone toll hits 123
The extreme weather system has destroyed nearly 15,000 homes, sending almost 44,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said....
Nearly 44,000 affected as heavy rains batter island, death toll climbs to 56
Adverse weather conditions sweeping across the island have left 46 people dead in the past 72 hours, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said....
All tsunami early warning towers in Sri Lanka non-functional – DMC
All 77 tsunami early warning towers across Sri Lanka have been inactive for the past three years, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Director General...
