Informes

First Report Background Late evening on 17 May 2003 severe flash floods and landslides hit villages in south and south-west of Sri Lanka. The disaster killed at least 265 people while 500 people are reported missing. 176.028 families have been forced…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2003/0085 OCHA Situation Report No. 6 Sri Lanka - Floods 30 May 2003 This report is based on information received from the UNDAC team in Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka has requested international assistance. I. SITUATION 1. As a result…

Life in the flood affected areas is gradually returning to normal with flood waters receding and increasing contact with the displaced victims, the Prime Minister's representative in the Disaster Management Committee, Power and Energy minister Karu Jayasuriya said yesterday. Addressing…

Period covered: 23-26 May, 2003 Appeal launched on 20 May 2003 for CHF 1,212,000 (USD 934,598or EUR 801,424) for three months for 125,000 beneficiaries. This operation will be revised and scaled up based on the results of…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0083 OCHA Situation Report No. 5 Sri Lanka - Floods 28 May 2003 This report is based on information received from the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, the UNDAC Team, and the Sri Lankan Government…

Ratnapura, the gem capital of Sri Lanka, was left devastated after the flash floods that affected Sri Lanka last week. Thousands of families are homeless and many have lost their loved ones. Fourteen out of seventeen village divisions of…

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 03 031 27 May 2003 I am pleased to announce Australia will provide UNICEF with $400,000 to help in the rebuilding of basic social services, including schools, in communities affected by the recent devastating floods.…

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 03 030 27 May 2003 On my visit to Colombo, I am pleased to announce additional funding of $4.6 million for new rehabilitation and peace-building activities in Sri Lanka over the next two years.…

There are still many gaps in the information on the flood situation here in Sri Lanka, but there is no doubt about the gravity of the situation. Torrential rains hit last weekend. The worst affected areas are the southern Districts…