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DMC has repeatedly warned about landslides due to heavy rains
The general public has been advised to be vigilant.
Sri Lanka sees sudden heavy rains after low-level atmospheric disturbance in vicinity
Sri Lanka sees heavy rains after low-level atmospheric disturbance in vicinity
Naval, fishing communities advised not to venture into sea marked in red on the map until further notice
Bay of Bengal's coastline is home to nearly 1.4 billion people.
HSBC Sri Lanka, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), have begun a study to pla...
Sri Lanka's National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has received landslide monitoring instruments and training fr...
A total of 14,164 people from 4,153 families have been affected by the adverse weather conditions prevalent across the i...
There have been no reports of G. C. E O/L Examination candidates being affected by adverse weather thus far, the DMC Ass...
The prevailing showery conditions across the island are expected to continue in the next few days, the Department of Met...
The Cabinet has decided to uphold a decision by the previous government to ban oil palm cultivation in Sri Lanka citing ...
The air quality of Colombo city is likely to be unhealthy in the early morning and gradually return to moderate levels a...
Five people died and four others sustained injuries in adverse weather conditions across the island yesterday, the Disas...
The Department of Metrology says heavy showers about 100-150 mm are likely in Northern, Uva, Eastern and North-Central p...
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Some 17 houses were partially damaged after a small tornado hit Medakimbiya area in Wanduramba, Galle, last afternoon (1...
The air quality of Colombo which was recorded as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning (14), has gone up to ...
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) reported that the predicted air quality index levels is expected to m...
Air pollution in Colombo reached a disconcerting "unhealthy" level this morning, according to the US Embassy, dropping t...
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported today that 1 person residing in Matara District died and 4 people are inju...
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) is warning that the Nilwala Ganga is rising and major flooding is possible due to t...
Sri Lanka on Wednesday initiated a coastal conservation and tourism development master plan in the coastal stretch from ...
There will be more rain in the Northern, Eastern, North-Central and Uva provinces from tomorrow evening, the Meteorology...
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reports that six people died in intemperate weather yesterday, with 12 reported inj...
Conservationists and animal rights groups are up in arms over an alleged Cabinet proposal to release illegally captured ...
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