Informes

COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sri Lanka embarked on a new joint project today to improve women’s nutrition and promote gender equality and women’s…

More than 57 Army personnel including Officers of the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) late Thursday (8) afternoon placed sand bags and prevented a split in the Vannivilankulam tank bund, affected due to continuing torrential…

In Numbers 15 percent of children under five are acutely malnourished, rates of which have remained stagnant over the last ten years. Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 184 countries prone to climate shocks (Global Climate Index). US$ 0.69 m…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster In May 2017, the activation of South-West Monsoon weather conditions caused heavy rainfalls in the South-Eastern parts of the island. This triggered a major flood and landslide situation in the country,…

SITUATION SUMMARY A heavy rainfall together with high winds was occurred across several parts of Sri Lanka between 01 to 14 October 2018, caused flash floods mainly in twelve districts, including Southern, Western, North-Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. Early-warnings reached…

Relief packs will be distributed from today to the people affected by the severe drought in the Anuradhapura district in North Central Province. The distribution will take place at Nochchiyagama, Thalawa, Galenbindunuwewa, Kahatagasdigiliya and Mihintale Divisional…

SITUATION SUMMARY A heavy rainfall together with high winds was occurred across several parts of Sri Lanka between 01 to 13 October 2018, caused flash floods mainly in twelve districts, including Southern, Western, North-Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. Early-warnings reached to…

I. HIGHLIGHTS High winds and heavy rains have been continued in many parts of the island, causing floods, land and rock slides since end of September 2018. According to the ground situation, as of 08 October, a…

President Maithripala Sirisena says that the government has allocated Rs. 9000 million to provide dry ration to nearly 422,000 people who have been affected by the prevailing drought situation in several districts of the country. The President…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster In May 2016, Sri Lanka was hit by a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal that affected 22 out of 25 districts in the country. It destroyed homes and submerged…