COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology on Saturday issued a warning of heavy floods for 12 out of a total of 25 districts in the South Asian country, wh ...

Sri Lanka's disaster centre said 20 out of the country’s 25 districts were affected by heavy rain. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The authorities said 20 of the nation’s 25 districts were affected by heavy rain and issued warnings to people living on the banks of main rivers to move to higher ground.

To mark the day, SLRCS organised a number of events across all 25 districts along with their twenty-five district branches in Sri Lanka, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red ...

While Sri Lanka depends on the seasonal monsoon rain for irrigation as well as hydroelectricity, experts have warned that it faces more frequent floods as the world heats due to climate change. The ...