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Bandaranaike Foundation donates Rs. 250 million for disaster relief

Srilanka, Dec. 9 -- The Bandaranaike National Memorial Foundation (BNMF) has donated Rs. 250 million to the government's relief fund aimed at helping the public recover from recent emergency disaster ... Read More


Heavy rains expected today

Srilanka, Dec. 9 -- The Department of Meteorology reports that the Northeast Monsoon conditions are gradually establishing across the island. Today (9), intermittent rain or thundershowers are expect... Read More


Sri Lanka to seek global support as flood recovery looms

Srilanka, Dec. 9 -- Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando, stated that a proper disaster management plan and a weather warning system are essential to protect the country from future ... Read More


Residents in 40 high-risk areas urged to evacuate

Srilanka, Dec. 9 -- Disaster management authorities advised residents in 40 high-risk Divisional Secretariat divisions located in the Kandy, Kegalle, Matale, and Kurunegala districts, where landslide ... Read More


Anaconda missing from Dehiwala Zoo

Srilanka, Dec. 9 -- The Deputy Director of the Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens, Hemantha Samarasekara, stated that a complaint was filed with the Dehiwala Police regarding the disappearance of an... Read More


One spill gate of upper Kotmale Reservoir opened

Srilanka, Dec. 9 -- One spill gate of the Upper Kotmale Reservoir remains open since yesterday (08). This measure was taken to maintain the water level of the reservoir at a normal level. Currently,... Read More


UK pledges £1m in aid to Ditwah victims in Sri Lanka

Srilanka, Dec. 9 -- The Acting British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Theresa O'Mahony, travelled to the Gampaha District yesterday to meet communities severely affected by Cyclone Ditwah. Her visit ... Read More


New bailey bridge set to reconnect Iranawila road

Srilanka, Dec. 9 -- A new Bailey bridge, supplied with support from the Government of India, is being installed to replace the Iranawila bridge that was destroyed in the Mahawa Divisional Secretariat ... Read More


Maldives hands over generous donation to disaster-stricken Sri Lanka

Srilanka, Dec. 8 -- The Government and people of the Maldives have extended financial and material aid to support the Sri Lankan population affected by the recent adverse weather conditions. The dona... Read More


Vegetable harvest in Nuwara Eliya down 25%

Srilanka, Dec. 8 -- A special District Coordinating Committee meeting, convened to review the damage caused to the agricultural sector in the Nuwara Eliya District due to Cyclone Ditwah and to discuss... Read More