Disaster in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka train derailed

Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police

Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday.

ABC · 6h

Six elephants killed after passenger train collides with wild herd in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, an official said on Thursday.

Hosted on MSN · 11d

Sri Lanka hit by nationwide power cut

Sri Lanka has been hit by a nationwide power cut, with buildings including hospitals having to rely on generators to supply electricity. The outage, which began around 11:30 local time (06:00 GMT), is yet to be fully fixed.

Daily Journal · 1d

Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into elephants

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police

FT14h

Aitken Spence launches pioneering Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) initiative, leading private sector efforts

Aitken Spence held its first flagship Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programme recently to bring awareness to the importance ...

Hosted on MSN7d

Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey causes islandwide outage

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national ...

7don MSN

Johnson County declares state of disaster due to ‘forever chemicals’ in agricultural land

PFAS found in agricultural land and drinking water in Johnson County prompted officials to issue a declaration of disaster.

Ada Derana11d

India re-assures assistance in Sri Lanka’s defense and security matters

The Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha met the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha ...

New Age9dOpinion

SRI LANKA: Filling in the vacuum caused by global political changes

THE government has given emphasis to finding new ways of boosting Sri Lanka’s economic growth. Among these would be the need ...

The Daily Mirror4d

USAID funding stirs controversy in Sri Lanka

The role of foreign aid in a nation’s development is often a subject of intense scrutiny and debate, particularly when it intersects with politics and sovereignty. ..

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