Reports

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…

COLOMBO, 13 January 2011 - UNICEF supplies packed into seven trucks have arrived in eastern Sri Lanka, to support the million people affected by massive flooding. Official reports state 23 people have been killed, 36 injured and more than 300,000…

The Indian government will dispatch relief material for the flood-affected people in Sri Lanka and the first consignment will be sent on Friday, the Indian Defence Ministry officials said. Twenty-five tonnes of relief material, including food, drinking water, sleeping mats,…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 12 January 2011 - Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Sri Lanka, where water levels in some areas are two metres higher than normal - and still rising. Preceded by more…

GLIDE n=B0 FL-2010-000253-KLA The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red…

WEDNESDAY, 12 JANUARY 2011 20:17 Four Helicopters and 28 Boats deployed Government has put in place a round the clock service to provide water, food and shelter on a priority basis to all flood victims with the participation of tri…

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (11 Jan) instructed Essential Services Commissioner General to gather all available resources to help the people affected by flood. Helping the flood affected should be regarded as an essential service from now onwards, the President said…

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES ? Rains continue in many parts of the island, causing floods, land and rock slides. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and local authorities, as of 12 January, a total of 967,115 persons (258,120…

Cologne. Continuous heavy rains since 26 December and torrential rains since 9 January have led to land slides and severe flooding in Sri Lanka. According to the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Center about one million people are affected. Especially the…

Heavy monsoon rains, especially in the three districts of Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai in the East, have affected over a million people. Heavy monsoon rains, especially in the three districts of Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai in the East, have affected over…