Ashley News Observer

Sri Lanka declares emergency as toll from floods, mudslides hits 153

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods ...
Ashley News Observer

Sri Lanka declares emergency as cyclone toll hits 132

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy ...
Xinhuanet

Death toll rises to 31 in Sri Lanka rains, landslides

COLOMBO, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is confronting one of its most severe weather disasters in recent years, as days of heavy rainfall and multiple landslides have killed 31 people, left 14 missing ...
Xinhuanet

Sri Lanka issues red alert as deep depression intensifies into cyclone

COLOMBO, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology on Thursday issued a red alert for both land and surrounding sea areas as the deep depression that had formed near the Sri Lankan ...
Ottumwa Courier

Heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in Sri Lanka, leaving more than 40 dead

Sri Lanka has stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some areas due to landslides and floods. Heavy rains have caused ...
Mid-Day

Over 80 dead as Cyclone Ditwah leaves 'unprecedented' trail of destruction in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka on Friday grappled with one of its worst disasters as Cyclone Ditwah wreaked havoc, causing floods and landslides ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Sri Lankan freshwater fishers keen to turn invasive species threat into an opportunity

DEDURU OYA, Sri Lanka (AP) — An invasive fish is threatening the livelihood of people in this northwestern village by aggressively eating traditional fish and shellfish species in the Deduru Oya ...
Ottumwa Courier

More than 30 dead and 14 missing as heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some parts of the country where landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have caused more than 30 deaths. The ...