COLOMBO (News 1st): There is NO impact to Sri Lanka following an earthquake reported off the West coast of Northern Sumatra in Indonesia, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) of Sri Lanka announced on Friday afternoon (May 14). An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 was reported off the West coast of Nor...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The spill gates of four (04) reservoirs were opened, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Friday morning (May 14). As a result of the heavy showers experienced in certain parts of the country, the spill gates of the Kukuleganga, Udawalawa, Norton, and Canyon reservoirs...

COLOMBO (News 1st): President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has revised the portfolios of the State Ministry of National Security and Disaster Management, State Ministry of Home Affairs as well as the State Ministry of Land Management, via an extraordinary gazette. According to the Extraordinary Gazette No....

COLOMBO (News 1st): A total of 70,135 people were affected by the inclement weather experienced in the North and East as a result of Cyclone Burevi, the Disaster Management Centre said on Saturday (Dec. 05). In its latest situation report, the DMC said 10,604 people are currently located at 58 re...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Cyclonic storm Burevi over the South-West Bay of Bengal is now located near to the island and it is expected to make landfall during the next two hours between Trincomalee and Point Pedro, close to Mullaitivu, said the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre in its latest weather ad...