Reports

COLOMBO, 14 January 2011 - A second consignment of UNICEF supplies arrived in the flood-affected eastern part of Sri Lanka today. These supplies are 4,961 hygiene kits (washing kits to last a family of five a month including towels, soap, toothpaste,…

Brief Description of the Emergency A persistent depression in the Bay of Bengal has brought heavy rain, causing flooding in several districts of eastern and central Sri Lanka. According to the figures released by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), 220,219…

1 Humanitarian context, needs and risks 1.1 Situation and context Intermittent rains in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka, combined with some of the heaviest rainfall in one century have resulted in significant flooding and affected close to 1 million people. Over…

In late 2010, over 320,000 people who had fled their homes due to the armed conflict before and after 2008 were estimated to remain internally displaced in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, over 190,000 IDPs had returned to their homes, but…

In Sri Lanka, Catholic Relief Services is helping thousands of people affected by the worst natural disaster in the country since the 2004 tsunami. Heavy monsoon rains, especially in the three eastern districts of Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai, have affected over…

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - Since 13 January rains have diminished or stopped in most areas of the country. In Ampara, Light rain has fallen periodically throughout the day. - According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), as of 14…

This Preliminary Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 655,670 in cash, kind, or services to support the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) to assist 70,000 beneficiaries (14,000 families) for six months, and will be completed by the end of July…

Torrential rains across much of eastern Sri Lanka in recent days have unleashed floodwaters affecting around one million people and prompting WFP to launch an immediate emergency operation to provide life-saving food rations to the worst-affected areas. COLOMBO--Food distributions started…

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - Rains that have caused floods in parts of the island have ceased today in most parts of the East. The 13 January Meteorology Department weather forecast for the next 24 hours says that the…

On 13 January 2011, UNICEF, UNDP and UNHCR visited Kinnya DS division affected by flood to assess the ground situation and priority needs with the view of contributing to making flash appeal. The first meeting was held with Kinnya DS…