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The eye of Cyclone Ditwah is currently located approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Trincomalee, the Department of Meteorology said today.Continue Reading The post When will cyclone ‘Ditwah’ move away from Sri Lanka? appeared first on…

Sri Lanka Air Force says the Bell 212 helicopter from the No 07 Squadron at the base in Hingurakgoda hasContinue Reading The post Air Force rescues 13 stranded on Polonnaruwa Bridge appeared first on Newswire.

Traffic disruptions have been reported on several roads in Colombo due to the adverse weather conditions experienced in Sri Lanka.Continue Reading The post Traffic disruptions reported on Colombo Roads appeared first on Newswire.

India has agreed to deploy helicopters from its aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, currently docked in Colombo, to support Sri Lanka’sContinue Reading The post India deploys INS Vikrant Helicopters for Sri Lanka Flood Rescue Operations appeared…

Director General of the Department of Irrigation, Ajith Gunasekara, has warned that ongoing rainfall could lead to flooding from theContinue Reading The post Worse flood than 2016 : Colombo, Kelaniya residents warned appeared first on…

A diplomatic briefing under the aegis of Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya was held at the Prime Minister’s Office today toContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka briefs diplomats on emergency flood-relief and recovery efforts appeared first on…

Special message from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake I Joined in a special virtual discussion this morning (28) via Zoom withContinue Reading The post Special message from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake  appeared first on Newswire.

The Department of Irrigation has extended the flood warnings issued to the Gal Oya Basin and the Mee Oya BasinContinue Reading The post Flood warnings extended for Gal Oya and Mee Oya Basins appeared first on Newswire.

The Ministry of Transport says the Kaduwela Exit of the Southern Expressway for vehicles coming from Kadawatha is inundated. TheContinue Reading The post Extreme weather : Traffic restricted on Southern Expressway appeared first on…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed District Secretaries and Chairpersons of District Development Committees to carry out rescue and reliefContinue Reading The post President Issues New Circular to Speed Up Disaster Relief,…