Sri Lanka will observe a two-minute silence island-wide tomorrow (26) from 9.25 a.m. to 9.27 a.m. to mark National Safety Day ...

It was like any other day for Sri Lankan safari guide Priyantha (Pusa) Hettiarachige as he prepared to welcome guests to Yala National Park on 26 December 2004. The famed natural site was brimming ...

Disasters, irrespective of God-made or man-made do more than destroy lives, properties and infrastructure; they expose the strength or weakness of a nation’s governance. Two decades apart, Sri ..

The Ditwah Cyclone ranks second only to the December 2004 Tsunami in terms of damage to housing in Sri Lanka’s recent history. ..

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. At this time last year, we knew that there had been an earthquake and a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, but we had no idea; no idea how ...

GENEVA, Feb 4 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has outlined its role in post-tsunami Sri Lanka amid continuing efforts to distribute non-food relief items to the displaced and to finalise a ...

The Tsunami of 2004 struck our coasts, but the recent Cyclone Ditwah has delivered an unprecedented blow, devastating and traumatising the entire country. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake rightly ...

In Sri Lanka, UNHCR has completed its post-tsunami role as the coordinator of a nationwide transitional shelter effort after the target of more than 58,000 shelters built by over 100 NGOs was reached.

Ambassador Niluka Kadurugamuwa says Türkiye swiftly delivered humanitarian support after deadly floods and landslides, with ...

When the Indian Ocean Tsunami struck in 2004, killing more than 200,000 people and affecting millions, Dennis B. McGilvray realized that one particularly hard-hit area was the eastern side of Sri ...