On August 15, the minister of resettlement and disaster management, Rizad Bathiudeen, told the Sri Lankan Daily Mirror that he held UN agencies responsible for the flooding in the camps, saying ...

Sri Lanka moves into the complex phase of reconstruction and resettlement, with about half of the 800,000 people displaced by the tsunami leaving shelters. The country lost more than 38,000 in the ...

Severe flooding brought on by monsoon rains across southwestern portions of Sri Lanka has resulted in the deaths of at least 188 people, according to the country’s Ministry of Disaster Management.

Sri Lanka Floods And Mudslides Kill 16 Associated Press . Published: June 4, 2024. People wade through floodwaters in Kelaniya, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday, June 3, 2024.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital Colombo and suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation.

Sri Lanka moves into the complex phase of reconstruction and resettlement, with about half of the 800,000 people displaced by the tsunami leaving shelters. The country lost more than 38,000 in the ...