COLOMBO (News 1st) - According to the Colomo Municipal Council (CMC). Around 35 trees and branches have fallen in Colombo due to heavy rains and strong winds.The CMC stated that most of these incidents occurred on private property.Additionally, 10 trees and branches have been reported fallen from th...

Colombo (News 1st); The Ministry of Defence says that President has allocated Rs. 1 Billion to support initial compensation efforts for homes damaged by recent strong winds.According to K.G. Dharmathilaka, Additional Secretary of the Disaster Management Division, compensation of up to Rs. 2.5 millio...

Colombo (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) reports that approximately 55,940 power outages have occurred across the island in the past 36 hours due to adverse weather conditions.CEB Media Spokesperson Engineer Dhammika Wimalaratne said that 31% of the outages, around 17,460 cases reporte...

The Ministry of Defence reports that 8,164 individuals from 2,249 families have been affected by the adverse weather conditions impacting 219 Divisional Secretariat Divisions across 21 districts.Additional Secretary K.G. Dharmathilaka confirmed that three deaths were recorded, from May 14 until yest...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A group of fishermen stranded at sea off the coast of Balapitiya were rescued today following the deployment of a Bell 412 helicopter under the directive of the Secretary of Defence.The fishermen were aboard a vessel that encountered distress in rough sea conditions. Upon receivi...