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No tsunami threat.

Sri Lanka says no tsunami threat following earthquake off Sumatra Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Sunday there…

7 years ago

1.2 million residents still distressed by drought

The Disaster Management Centre states that over 1.2 million residents are still being negatively impacted by drought conditions in 17…

7 years ago

Shower spells to occur in and around Colombo

The Meteorology Department of Sri Lanka reported that several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Central, Southern, Sabaragamuwa…

7 years ago

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Southern, Sabaragamuwa and Western Provinces today (29). Several spells of showers…

7 years ago

Met. Department predicts fairly strong winds.

Due to active southwest monsoonal conditions, showery weather is expected during next few days in the south western part of…

7 years ago

RDA estimates road repairs post-floods to cost Rs. 8 bn

The Road Development Authority (RDA) has estimated that it will have to spend as much as eight billion rupees to…

8 years ago

2.5 Million per house, affected by floods.

The government has decided to grant a compensation up to a maximum of Rs. 2.5 million per house which was…

8 years ago

Cyclone ‘Mora’ hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain.

Cyclone Mora has hit Bangladesh, lashing the country's south-eastern coast with heavy rain and winds. The powerful storm made landfall…

8 years ago