An estimated 2.3 million people - more than half of them women - were living in areas flooded by Cyclone Ditwah that struck Sri Lanka on 28 November. MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (1:26 PM)
The Registrar General s Department of Sri Lanka has announced that the necessary legal provisions have been implemented to register the deaths of individuals who died or went missing due to landslides and floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (9:32 AM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber advisory for heavy rainfall above 100 millimeters over the next 24 hours in parts of the island. MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (10:10 AM)
The Department of Irrigation reports that water levels in several major reservoirs across the country are being further reduced in response to rainfall forecasts for the coming days. MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (11:32 AM)
Several people have sustained injuries at a hotel in the Aomori town of Hachinohe after a powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Monday. MORE..
8 Dec 2025 (10:41 PM)
The total number of houses completely destroyed across Sri Lanka due to the severe disaster situation caused by Cyclone Ditwah has surpassed 5,000, according to the latest report issued by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (1:05 PM)