Sri Lanka: Floods - Nov 2005 Updates

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background People of the Asia-Pacific...

Before disaster strikes: preparedness and early warning systems The readiness to reduce the impact of disasters, and where possible, predict and even prevent disasters from occurring, is central to...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

UNICEF highlights - Tsunami One Year Anniversary Commemoration candlelight ceremony on 26 December 2005 to be joined by all UN agencies. - The UNICEF "State of the World Children Report 2006:...

Appeal Target: US$ 143,447 Geneva, 21 December 2005 Dear Colleagues, Due to atmospheric disturbances in the Bay of Bengal producing 24 hours of continuous heavy rains over Sri Lanka, flooding...

Samathanapura people in the Akkarayan Region got temporary shelters on 06 December 2005. Mr. S. Krishnapillai President, Akkarayan Development Institution while addressing mentioned that 32 families...

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and the Sri Lanka and India Departments of Meteorology are continuing to provide guidance on Cyclone Fanoos (06B/TD2) in the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Fanoos is...

Appeal Target: US$ 93,486 Geneva, 8 December 2005 Dear Colleagues, Due to atmospheric disturbances in the Bay of Bengal producing 24 hours of continuous heavy rains over Sri Lanka, flooding occurred...

Ya ha comenzado la estación de lluvias en Sri Lanka, periodo que normalmente se extiende hasta el mes de enero, sin que se hayan contemplado medidas especiales de prevención para evitar que un nuevo...

COLOMBO, Dec 7, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sri lanka Health authorities warned that the number of patients affected by dysentery and dengue had increased over the last few days following torrential...

This week 's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter & Non-food items, Water & Santitation (A)...

by Asanga Warnakulasuriya - Communications Coordinator At least five people are feared dead following floods in most parts of Sri Lanka as torrential rains fell for four consecutive days last week. ...

Overall Situation Due to atmospheric disturbance in the Bay of Bengal producing 24 hours of non stop heavy rains over the island, sporadic floods occurred in various districts. The districts mainly...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

President Mahinda Rajapakse, soon after swearing-in the new Cabinet of Ministers yesterday, visited several areas submerged by torrential rains that engulfed many parts of the island during the last...

The Government has taken immediate relief measures to assist the people displaced by the sudden torrential rains reported throughout the country. The Special Disaster Relief Centre established at the...

COLOMBO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Floods triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have killed six people and damaged thousands of homes, affecting many still in shelters after last year's tsunami, the...

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and the Sri Lanka and India Departments of Meteorology continue to issue guidance on the tropical depression off the Northwestern Coast of Sri Lanka. The JTWC...

COLOMBO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Tsunami survivors were among some 20,000 people forced from homes and makeshift shelters across Sri Lanka on Tuesday after heavy rains triggered severe flooding, officials...