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DEFENCE SECRETARY REVIEWS DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS FROM THE CENTRE FOR SPECIAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 30 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), chaired a review meeting to... Read More


SLN EASTERN COMMAND ASSISTS OVER 1,300 FLOOD-AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 29 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) continues its island-wide disaster relief operations, deploying te... Read More


ARMY TROOPS EXECUTE A SERIES OF DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS IN THE MONARAGALA DISTRICT

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 29 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: As adverse weather conditions continued across the country, troops under the Security Force... Read More


SRI LANKA AIR FORCE RESCUES FIVE PERSONS TRAPPED BY FLOODS IN NIKAWERATIYA AND DOMPE

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 29 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Sri Lanka Air Force successfully conducted two emergency rescue missions this morning (... Read More


SRI LANKA NAVY CONTINUES RELENTLESS DISASTER RELIEF & RESCUE OPERATIONS

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 29 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Sri Lanka Navy has deployed 141 Disaster Relief Teams to assist communities affected by... Read More


PRESIDENT KEENLY OBSERVES NAVY'S SUCCESSFUL RESCUE OPERATION

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 29 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The President Anura Kumara Dissanayake closely monitored from the special Operations Room, ... Read More


IAF C-130 AIRCRAFT CARRYING DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES ARRIVES IN SRI LANKA

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 29 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A C-130 aircraft of the Indian Air Force(IAF), carrying Disaster Relief Supplies provided b... Read More


SLAF AIR RESCUE SAVES 13 STRANDED INDIVIDUALS IN POLONNARUWA

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 28 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A Sri Lanka Air Force rescue team on a Bell-212 helicopter from No. 7 Helicopter Squadron, ... Read More


TRI-FORCES ON HIGH ALERT AMIDST SEVERE WEATHER: MASSIVE EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RESCUE OPERATIONS UNDERWAY

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 28 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: As severe weather conditions continue to affect the island, the Tri-Forces remain on full a... Read More


NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONVENES UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE PRESIDENT AT THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 28 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The National Disaster Management Committee convened last evening (27 November) at the Minis... Read More