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US C-130J Super Hercules aircraft leaves for Jaffna with relief supplies collected by 'Manusath Derana'

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- A team from Ada Derana departed for Jaffna onboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, carrying relief supplies for people affected by adverse weather conditions in ... Read More


85,000 individuals affected by adverse weather still in temporary shelters: DMC

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- A total of 85,351 individuals belonging to 26,841 families affected by recent landslides and flooding across the country are currently housed at temporary shelters, the Disaster ... Read More


President meets US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, Allison Hooker, at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo th... Read More


Another 238 families in Badulla evacuated due to risk of landslides

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- A total of 806 individuals belonging to 238 families in the Badulla District have been evacuated from their residences due to the risk of landslides. Badulla District Secretary ... Read More


Manusath Derana - Dialog relief initiative continues for the 14th day

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- The Manusath Derana - Dialog relief initiative, launched to help people affected by the adverse weather conditions, continues for the 14th day today (11). Food items and other s... Read More


Army Chief visits Chilaw to review disaster relief operations

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo has conducted a field visit to Chilaw to inspect ongoing disaster relief efforts. During the visit, the ... Read More


2025 Nobel Prizes awarded at Stockholm ceremony

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- The 2025 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel were awarded o... Read More


Showers predicted for Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Central and Uva provinces

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Central, and Uva provinces. Fairly heavy falls about 50 mm are likely at some places in Northe... Read More


Cabinet approves activation of emergency response components in World Bank-funded projects

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the activation of emergency responsive components within investment projects financed by the World Bank Group, and to obtain a to... Read More


Showers expected in several provinces tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern and North-Central provinces and in the Puttalam and Trincomalee districts tomorr... Read More