Cyclone Ditwah left Sri Lanka facing a national disaster of extraordinary scale.

The Bogahapathana-Morahela hill range in Badulla was subject to a landslide last morning and people living in the affected area were evacuated and settled in safer locations.

Officials involved in distributing relief and compensation in the aftermath of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, which left severe destruction across Sri Lanka are increasingly coming under pressure from multiple fronts, Daily Mirror learns.

People in landslide prone areas have been reluctant to move out as they have been given only Rs. 400,000 as compensation to build a house and another Rs. one million to purchase a land

Warning that without urgent and collective action, the island will remain vulnerable to repeated climate-induced devastation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on Sri Lanka’s international partners to help the country break free from wh

Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal was released on conditions in connection with the Greek bond case, while the three other accused were released unconditionally by Colombo High Court Judge Mohammed Mihal yesterday.

The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) reports that 143 kilometres of Sri Lanka’s coastline has been polluted following severe flooding triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.

When you and your government won the elections last year, both local and international circles were stunned by the sheer magnitude of the victory. A map of Sri Lanka painted almost entirely in the NPP’s maroon colour sent a clear

In the wake of cyclone Ditwah that triggered landslides, the government is planning strict implementation of the laws and regulations related to creation of human settlements in hazard-prone areas of the mountainous districts, an official

A businessman who secretly placed a camera in the fitting room of his clothing outlet in the Thalawathugoda area and watched women trying on clothes was arrested by Thalangama Police yesterday.Police examined the suspect’s mobile phone and found 20

Despite the northeast monsoon being just around the corner, post-flood operations, including relief programmes, rescue, evacuation, and rehabilitation activities, will continue uninterrupted, officials stressed.

The government will carry out its post- disaster economic recovery plan in consultation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an official said yesterday.

The Road Development Authority (RDA ) will need at least one and half years to reconstruct major bridges damaged in the recent disasters triggered by cyclone Ditwah, an official said yesterday.

Sri Lanka is witnessing a surge in violent incidents, including shootings, as some individuals appear to be taking advantage of the chaos following Cyclone Ditwah, which caused widespread flooding, landslides, and over 600 deaths across the country.

No institution was prepared to face the recent disaster, as none had drawn up plans to respond to an emergency of such scale, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament yesterday.

The Sri Lanka Institute of National Tourist Guide Lecturers (SLINTGL) has issued an emotional appeal to the public, urging citizens to go beyond standard hospitality by greeting every tourist with a warm

In the wake of the natural disaster that took place in Sri Lanka last week, the tea industry was hit hard and may take months to recover to normal as machinery that has been destroyed has to be sent abroad to

An NPP politician allegedly bit the hand of an independent local government member during a dispute over the distribution of lunch packets to flood victims in Kaduwela, MP D. V. Chanaka revealed in Parliament

With the Ditwah cyclone finally behind us and floodwaters slowly receding, health experts warn children are at the centre of danger owing to the rise in post-disaster illnesses.

The economic loss of Cyclone Ditwah is roughly estimated at around US $ 6 to 7 billion - more than three times the damage caused by the 2004 tsunami, an official said yesterday.

The Colombo–Kandy main road has been closed once again from the Pahala Kadugannawa area from last evening until further notice, police said, as large rocks posing a risk are being blasted at night.

Some stocks of vegetables that survived the recent cyclone are currently reaching the market but there will be a shortage soon, a trader attached to the Manning Market said yesterday.

A one-week ban on the sale of meat has been imposed in the Mannar District following the death of large numbers of livestock during recent floods.

A gypsy who staged a performance by a macaque and a cobra in Unawatuna beach ended up in a police cell when a tourist in his audience was bitten by the macaque.

The Department of Meteorology has warned that monsoon conditions are expected to gradually establish across Sri Lanka over the next few days Issuing a statement last evening, the department said that from

Over 275,000 children are among the 1.4 million people affected by Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall on the East Coast early on 28 November, UNICEF said yesterday.

The prices of all varieties of vegetables at the Dambulla Economic Centre were subject to a sharp decline by last morning. President of Dambulla Economic Centre Trader Association C. S. Siriwardene said large

Floods were receding in some areas but risks still remained as the Northeast Monsoon is expected to set in later during the coming days. Risks of floods remained especially in the areas in the vicinity of

Sri Lanka will continue to experience showers this month as the Northeast Monsoon remains activated, an official from the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

People rescue a goat stranded due to floods in Wellampitiya, Colombo.