Amantha Perera./IRIN UDUGAMA/SRI LANKA, 31 May 2017 As floodwaters recede in Sri Lanka after monsoon rains killed at least 202 people and forced more than 800,000 from their homes, questions are being asked over the government’s failure to put in place preparedness measures that could have saved lives. The death toll could still rise after […]
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At Least 75,000 Families Affected, 91 Missing in Sri Lanka’s Worst Floods Last Month
(Floods in Kilinochchi; Tamil Guardian photo) Around 302,000 people in 22 districts in Sri Lanka have been affected due to the torrential rain and floods, according to the latest situation report from the Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka. The number of families affected is close to 75,000 with 104 deaths, 31 injured, 99 missing […]
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Over 500,000 Flee Homes as Sri Lanka Flood Misery Worsens
by Amal Jayasinghe/AFP. Desperate Sri Lankans clambered onto rubber dinghies and makeshift rafts Friday to escape monster floods in the capital Colombo as officials said half a million people had fled their homes across the island. The heaviest rains in a quarter of a century have pounded Sri Lanka since last weekend, triggering huge landslides […]
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Sampanthan Commends the People for Their Solidarity With Those Affected by Floods
Statement of the Hon R Sampanthan, Leader of the Opposition of Parliament on the prevailing adverse weather situation. I express my deepest condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones and their properties and all displaced due to the prevailing inclement weather conditions, landsides and floods. I would like to call upon the […]
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Over 200 Families Feared Buried by Landslides in Sri Lanka
( Image: Ada Derana) By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Massive landslides triggered by torrential rains crashed down onto three villages in the central hills of Sri Lanka, and more than 200 families were missing Wednesday and feared buried under the mud and debris, the Sri Lankan Red Cross said. Sixteen bodies […]
