Rapports

Highlights With the start of the Southwest monsoon on 25 May 2017, Sri Lanka received heavy rainfall in itssouthern and western regions, with some parts getting over 500mm rainfall. Flash floods and landslides affected over 674,553 people…

Government has granted Rs. 166 million as flood and landslide relief to the affected districts to be utilized for the displaced people by 2nd June, Disaster Management Center (DMC) sources said. see chart This amount of money…

SPRINGFIELD, MO.Severe flooding in Sri Lanka has resulted in the deaths of at least 169 people, according to the country's Ministry of Disaster Management. The heavy rain occurred over a very short period of time leading…

Situation Overview On 25 and 26 May, incessant heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon triggered flooding and landslides in 15 of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. As of 31 May (18:00, UTC+5:30), about 630,000 people…

Torrential downpours and flash floods in southwest Sri Lanka over the weekend claimed at least 169 lives. More than half a million people are affected, and 75,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. Handicap…

The Caritas network is responding to recent floods in Sri Lanka, which have impacted over half a million people. Torrential rains from May 25 resulted in severe flooding and landslides across 15 districts in Sri Lanka, particularly…

Monsoon led to the country's worst torrential rain in 14 years, which brought severe flooding across southwestern portions of Sri Lanka triggered many landslides across the region. According to the Disaster Management Center (DMC), the dire…

Army troops belonging to the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West), 14 Division Headquarters and 58 Division Headquarters are continuing with their post disaster relief work in Colombo, Gampaha, Galle, Matara, Kalutara, Kegalle and Ratnapura Districts…

This Emergency Appeal seeks 2,060,682 Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) in delivering assistance and support to 40,000…

Extent of education crisis beginning to emerge after floods The number of Sri Lankans affected by weather-related disasters has hit more than 1.5 million as the nation simultaneously battles crippling drought in the north and east of…