Hema Nalin’s death caused by ruptured brain blood vessel

2018-06-07   |   Weather

The death of veteran television presenter Hema Nalin Karunaratne was caused by a ruptured blood vessel in his brain, the Police said today. Hema Nali...

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Private company to operate new train services in H’tota District

2018-06-03   |   Weather

The Government wants the private sector to build and operate rail services in a US$ 800 million (Rs. 127 billion) project in the Hambantota district, ...

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President tours flood-hit areas to observe relief operations

2018-05-28   |   Weather

[embed]https://youtu.be/kwZmPBu2AbE?t=5[/embed] President Maithripala Sirisena Sunday visited the flood-hit Chilaw area in the northwest to observe t...

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Floods receding but risks remain - DMC

2018-05-28   |   Weather

Floods in most of the areas are receding but the risks brought on by the adverse weather conditions still remain, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC)...

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Rain disaster affected nears126,000

2018-05-25   |   Weather

The National Disaster Management Center (DMC) yesterday announced that more than 125,954 persons belonging to 32,136 families have been affected by th...

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Two more days of weather fury

2018-05-24   |   Weather

Heavy rains, and floods continue to wreak havoc as the South West monsoon continue to hit the south western part of the country today (24) and tomorro...

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Weather worsens

2018-05-24   |   Weather

As weather conditions predictably worsened, the National Building Research Organization (NBRO), yesterday (23), issued new red notices to four Distric...

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9 killed, 68,000 affected in bad weather

2018-05-23   |   Weather

The Disaster Management Centre says 9 deaths have been reported thus far due to the adverse weather, with over 68,000 persons across 14 districts in t...

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WEATHER AFFECTS OVER 38,000

2018-05-23   |   Weather

The Disaster Management Centre said a total of 68,000 persons belonging to 18,079 families have been affected across 19 districts due to the adverse w...

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Heavy rains to continue

2018-05-23   |   Weather

The Government, through the Road Development Authority (RDA), allocated Rs 5 million for each Province, currently affected by the floods, for the purp...

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