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Written by Cynthia Long, Managing Editor, DisasterRelief.org, with news reports A powerful cyclone left thousands of Sri Lankans homeless after thrashing the island, off the southern tip of India, with high winds and heavy rains for two days. Cyclone…

The Disaster A cyclone struck (04B) the north eastern coast of Sri Lanka on Tuesday, affecting more than 50,000 families, according to meteorological department officials. The cyclone, with wind speeds of up to 150 km per hour (95 miles per…

Refugee news briefings SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT AGREES TO TALKS BUT NO DE-ESCALATION The government of Sri Lanka has agreed to hold peace talks with the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) but has rejected the rebels' demand for de-escalation of…

The Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council has just updated the country profile on internal displacement in Sri Lanka. A brief summary is presented below. The complete profile can be accessed at www.db.idpproject.org or sent to you by…

ICRC News 00/45 Since 17 November the entire district of Batticaloa, in the conflict-ridden Eastern Province, has been affected by floods due to heavy rain. In many places the roads are under water and some western areas are virtually inaccessible…

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Massive floods have displaced or marooned nearly 100,000 families in Sri Lanka's eastern war zone but officials said the skies were beginning to clear on Tuesday. About 15,000 families had lost their homes in low-lying Batticaloa district,…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0215 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Sri Lanka - Floods 21 November 2000 Situation and Damage 1. Floods triggered by incessant torrential monsoon rains over the last four days have wrought havoc in the eastern districts of Sri Lanka. The…

1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTSOn-going conflict in Sri Lanka The on-going conflict in the North and East of Sri Lanka has persisted for over a decade and a half, resulting in the loss of over 50,000…

by Simon Harris This paper argues that IDPs do not constitute a homogenous group and that relief agencies need to improve their analysis of the composition of internally displaced constituencies in order to plan appropriate interventions which account for, and…

The Disaster Unusually heavy rains for this time of year and violent thunderstorms along the western and south-western coast of Sri Lanka between 16 and 21 April caused widespread damage and severe floods in the south-west and…