Extreme weather in Sri Lanka : Death toll rises to 39
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reports that 39 disaster‑related deaths have occurred so far due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka. Seventy‑nine Divisional Secretariat divisions across 17 districts have been affected. In these areas, 4,008 individuals belonging…
Parliament postpones Budget debates due to disaster situation
It has been decided not to hold the Committee Stage budget debates in Parliament tomorrow and the day after, taking into account the prevailing disaster situation in Sri Lanka. This decision was made during the Party Leaders’ meeting held in…
India’s Ahmedabad officially declared as host city for 2030 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games (CWG) will return to India after two decades as Ahmedabad has been officially declared as the host city for the 2030 edition of the multi-nation quadrennial event. Delhi last hosted the CWG in India in 2010. Ahmedabad was…
President approves Rs. 1 Mn compensation per fatality
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed that Rs. 1 million be paid from the Presidential Fund to the next of kin of each individual who has died due to the current emergency disaster situation caused by heavy rainfall, flooding and…
Cyclonic Storm ‘Ditwah’ : Update from Indian Met Department
Screenshot The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a pre-cyclone watch, for the coasts of north Tamil Nadu including Chennai , Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh as a cyclonic storm brews in the Bay of Bengal. The weather system, designated…
Several National Parks closed due to heavy rain
The Department of Wildlife Conservation has announced that certain National Parks have been closed to tourists due to the prevalent inclement weather conditions in Sri Lanka. According to the department, visits to certain national parks have currently been suspended due…
Extreme weather : Four updates on Kandy District
An emergency disaster situation has been declared in the Kandy District due to the prevailing adverse weather in the area, according to the Kandy District Secretary. Meanwhile, the death toll in the two landslides reported in two separate areas in…
Cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours : 1 PM Weather update
The depression over south-east of Sri Lanka has intensified into a deep depression and is centered near latitude 6.7°N and longitude 82.1°E, about 120 km south-east of Batticaloa. It is very likely to move nearly north-northwestwards and intensify further into…
Three killed as car topples into canal in Sainthamaruthu
Three individuals from the same family have been reported dead after a car fell into a flooded canal in Ampara today. According to the Police, the accident had occurred in the Sainthamaruthu area. The deceased have been identified as an…
Today’s CBSL official exchange rates
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (27), compared to Wednesday. According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the buying rate of the US Dollar has increased from Rs. 304.20 to Rs. 304.22. Meanwhile,…