Sudharman Siripala Sri Lanka is grappling with the increasing threat of climate change, which has led to unpredictable ...

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THE nation closed schools in the capital Colombo and suburbs yesterday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation. Heavy downpours over the weekend have wreaked havoc in ...

Eight people, including six children who were returning from school, have gone missing in Sri Lanka when the farm tractor they were traveling on was swept away by floods triggered by heavy rains, ...

The wetlands of Colombo – described by one expert as "the lungs and kidneys" of Sri Lanka's capital but long since neglected and polluted – are being restored, helping to manage floods and ...

The research found that 17% of the cities studied were at risk from "climate whiplash" where drought and flooding has become ...

As the devastation caused by the recent floods in central, north central and eastern provinces became clear this week, a government minister warned that reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts ...

MOSCOW, August 8. /TASS/. Russia’s emergencies ministry has sent about 32 tonnes of humanitarian aid to flooding-hit Sri Lanka, the ministry’s press service told TASS on Tuesday. "At the ...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the hope that “2022 UN Flash Appeal” for the Pakistan flood response would contribute towards meeting the relief funding requirements in the ...