Inclement weather conditions have affected a total of 207,582 individuals from 59,629 families across 17 districts, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (12:24 PM)
Sri Lanka Police has established a special hotline, 107 , dedicated for Tamil-speaking individuals to report or seek assistance regarding the prevailing adverse weather conditions, according to Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa.
27 Nov 2024 (12:49 PM)
The trains operating along the up-country and Batticaloa railway lines have been limited due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Railway Department said. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (12:57 PM)
The Department of Meteorology warns that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal, which was located 110 km to the east of Trincomalee at around 11.30 a.m. today (27), is likely to move closer to the east coast of Sri Lanka and further intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 06 hours. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (7:38 PM)
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the Level 3 (Red) Landslide Early Warning issued to several divisional secretariat divisions (DSDs) in Kandy, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts urging the residents of these areas to evacuate to safer locations. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (8:00 PM)
The body of one of the six missing students has been recovered after the tractor they were traveling in was caught in floodwaters at Karaitivu in Ampara District, last evening (26). MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (2:20 PM)