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18 cze 2023 · In August 2022, Central Province in Sri Lanka experienced a flood event that resulted in three fatalities, four missing, 2,374 displaced, and in total 12,298 affected. The event has damaged approximately 326 houses. Schools have been closed and rail transport suspended.
The 2010 Colombo floods were an isolated incident that took place between 10 November and 11 November 2010 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Unusually heavy seasonal rains in western Sri Lanka have killed at least 25 people while landslides have killed at least five others, officials said.The mili...
Between May and June 2024, heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka would lead to flash floods, mudslides, and falling trees across the western and southern parts of the island. [1] The floods killed at least 16 people and affected 20 out of the country's 25 districts, with some areas reporting over 400 mm (16 in) of rain.
3 cze 2024 · Three members of a family were swept away in a flash flood near Colombo on Sunday while an 11-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man were buried under a landslide. Nearly 4,000 homes have suffered...
14 paź 2024 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation. Heavy downpours over the weekend have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country, flooding homes, fields and roads.
2 cze 2024 · Flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Sri Lanka have killed at least seven people, the country's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has said. In Sitawaka - outside the capital,...