COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Navy pre deployed 04 relief teams in several areas in the Southern Province on Sunday (23rd May 2021) to extend relief measures to people, in the backdrop where flood risk is possible following the inclement weather. Accordingly, 04 naval relief teams have been deplo...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Air Force on Sunday (23) said it is prepared to carry out search and rescue operations as well as relief efforts in the coming days due to inclement weather. Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe, the Sri Lanka Air Force Spokesperson in a statement said Air Force Commander...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Heavy falls about 100mm can be expected at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle,Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Wind speed can be increased up to (40-50)kmph at times over the island and especially wind speed can increase up to (50-55) kmph...

COLOMBO (News 1st); 17 people were hospitalized after they were struck by ligthning in Kotagala, Hatton on Sunday (23). District Medical Officer Savithri Sharma speaking to News 1st said estate workers attached to a tea estate were thus injured in the incident. Sri Lanka's Met Department warne...

COLOMBO (News 1st); United National Party Leader and Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on the Sri Lankan government to seek medical advice on how t0 control a further spread of the coronavirus, given that although the government continues to administer vaccines, not all citizens ...