#Sri Lanka
80% of water purification centres damaged – NWSDB
Approximately 80% of the country’s water purification centres and sources have been damaged following the recent disaster, the National Water Supply and Drainage...
Sri Lanka flood relief faces challenges as donations overflow and go unused
Relief efforts in flood-affected areas of Sri Lanka have been hampered by mismanaged food distributions from independent donors, officials and locals said, raising...
Export disruptions could undermine Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery
Sri Lanka’s export sector has suffered widespread damage from recent severe weather, raising concerns about the country’s fragile economic recovery, the National Chamber...
Wrestling Federation accused of diverting nutrition funds meant for athletes
A senior wrestling official has called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to initiate an independent investigation into alleged misappropriation of more than Rs....
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...
India allows Pakistani aircraft to carry cyclone aid over its airspace to Sri Lanka
India has granted Pakistan permission for a Pakistani aircraft carrying humanitarian aid for cyclone victims in Sri Lanka to use its airspace. India...
NBRO warns evacuees not to return home as landslide risk remains high
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) urged evacuees on Monday not to return to their homes until safety inspections are completed, warning that...
Tourism, supply chains disrupted as Sri Lanka assesses cyclone damage
Sri Lanka’s ongoing disaster is expected to delay the country’s fragile economic recovery and may require revisions to growth and fiscal forecasts, according...
