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...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Cyclonic storm Burevi is located 110 km east-southeast of Trincomalee, the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at the Department of Meteorology in its latest weather advisory issued at 5:00 pm on Wednesday (Dec. 02) said. The Department of Meteorology predicts that cyclonic s...

COLOMBO (News 1st): With cyclone Burevi set to make landfall from the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka tonight (Dec. 02), evacuation measures are underway in the districts of Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Mullaitivu, and Jaffna. In the Trincomalee District... As of now, 297 families in high-risk areas we...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Disaster Management Centre, National Building Research Organisation, Department of Meteorology, National Disaster Relief Services Centre, and the Department of Irrigation that come under the purview of the Ministry of Disaster Management, are geared to face any disaster situa...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) will inspect material samples of the building that caved-in and collapsed in Buwelikada, Kandy, NBRO officials said on Sunday (Sept. 27) The quality of the building will be inspected by obtaining samples of parts from the coll...