Reports

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - Heavy rains over the past seven days have caused flooding in 18 districts in the Eastern, Northern, North?Central, Uva and Southern Provinces. As a result many of tanks (reservoirs) are already or nearly overflowing.…

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - The Eastern, Northern and North?Central Provinces have been hit by fresh floods caused by torrential rains which obliged authorities to open the sluice gates of water reservoirs. Despite the precautions taken by the irrigation…

While the flood waters and heavy rains that began in December last year have largely ceased, over a million Sri Lankan's now face the difficult task of recovering from the devastation caused to their property and livelihoods. The thousands…

Moving from 2010 to 2011 In comparison to previous years, the last six months of 2010 were relatively calm for the Asia-Pacific region in terms of international disaster response. While the region saw a volcanic eruption, earthquake and tsunami…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT 1. Flood damage to paddy crop triggered a reduction of 15.5 percent in the Maha season crop forecast 2. The reduced domestic production and rising international prices lead to a sharp rise in food prices in recent months. 3.…

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation, Moscow, promptly initiated a programme among expatriates to raise relief funds for flood victims in Sri Lanka. The gesture, launched by Mr Udayanga Weeratunga, Ambassador for Sri Lanka in the Russian…

HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - Intensity of rains has decreased since 14 January 2011, however moderate showers have continued in many parts of the island since, and more severe events have been recorded starting 30 January. - The number of affected…

Joint plan of assistance launched to support northern recovery Colombo / 01 February 2011: To support the people in the north to recover and rebuild their lives the Government of Sri Lanka, jointly with the United Nations and the broad…

Appeal Target: US$ 218,617 Geneva, 25 January 2011 Dear Colleagues, A persistent low pressure over the Bay of Bengal has brought heavy rains to Sri Lanka since 26 December 2010, causing floods, land slides and displacement in several districts since the beginning…

I. Highlights/Key Priorities - From 13 January the flood waters began to recede and many people have returned to their homes. The number of people in temporary flood displacement centres has declined by 66% from 51,423 persons to 17,413 over…