COLOMBO (News 1st); Today marks 20 years since one of the darkest days in the history of Sri Lanka. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The word Tsunami was unfamiliar to us Sri Lankans, until the wave that changed us forever, took away thousands of precious lives on that fateful day, 20 years ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Sirasa/Shakthi Sahana-Yathra Flood Relief initiative was deployed out of its Headquarters in Colombo this morning, heading out to affected regions mainly in the North and Northeast of Sri Lanka. Many parts of Sri Lanka faced devastating floods over the weekend, as cyclo...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Plans have been made to recommence train travel between Badulla and Bandarawela tomorrow evening. The Department of Railways says that operations are underway to clear the rocks and mounds of earth that collapsed onto the road, due to heavy rainfall. The Department adds...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The number of people affected by the adverse weather has risen to 441,590. The Disaster Management Center stated that 229 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in 24 districts have been affected by the adverse weather conditions.Thirteen fatalities have been reported as a result ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); 2 teams led by Cabinet Ministers have been appointed to oversee relief efforts in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, which have been most affected by the floods.These teams were appointed under the directives of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.Yesterday, the teams monitored t...