Rapports

Continuous rains in the Eastern and Central provinces of Sri Lanka since late December 2010 onward have caused floods, landslides and displacement in the regions. Following a short gap in the continuous rains, heavy rains and flooding has resumed since…

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - More displaced people continue to make their way home in the wake of receding floodwaters in the Eastern, Northern and North?Central Provinces. However the authorities remain on alert for an increase in rainfall that could…

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - The Disaster Management Centre report as of 13.30hrs on 10 February shows that 1,191,275 people (319,451 families) are affected by the floods and landslides. This includes 103,330 persons (28,717 families) in 461 temporary evacuation…

COLOMBO - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up emergency food assistance to about 500,000 people in districts of Sri Lanka that have been hardest hit by a second wave of flooding within a month. Sustained rains…

HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - As the waters are receding, some people are venturing back home spontaneously. However the Meteorology Department warns of heavy rainfall, exceeding 100mm in some locations, in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central Provinces and…

COLOMBO, February 8, 2011 - UNICEF is dispatching more supplies to support communities hit by renewed, severe flooding in Sri Lanka. The latest batch of supplies includes 19,000 school kits(including notebooks, pens, pencils) 10,600 reinforced tarpaulins, 60 drums of chlorine bleaching…

Colombo, 07 February 2011 - The United Nations (UN) continues to support the Government to meet the urgent needs for shelter, food and drinking water among one million people affected by the second wave of floods this year. The…

By Mahieash Johnney, IFRC Sri Lanka Another wave of severe flooding has wreaked havoc in the Eastern, North and North Central Provinces of Sri Lanka where heavy monsoon rains have caused 11 deaths and affected more than 1.2 million people. By…

Period covered by this Ops Update: 14 - 5 February 2011 Appeal target (current): CHF 4.62 million Appeal coverage: With contributions received to date, the appeal is 10 per cent covered in cash and kind, with more contributions in the pipeline.…

COLOMBO, 7 February 2011 (IRIN) - Health officials in Sri Lanka are keeping a close eye on possible disease outbreaks in areas badly hit by flooding. "So far there has been no major outbreak," Sudath Peiris, a senior epidemiologist with…