Disaster-hit Sri Lanka has unveiled a major compensation package to rebuild homes damaged by a deadly cyclone, even as the ...

The Ditwah Cyclone ranks second only to the December 2004 Tsunami in terms of damage to housing in Sri Lanka’s recent history ...

Concerning disaster management, successive Sri Lankan governments have behaved like monkeys attempting to build houses during a rainstorm, a damning but apt comparison for decades of reactive, ...

As predicted, the “Cyclone Ditwah” has already turned into an opportunity seeking game in Sri Lanka. While most of the public ...

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Cyclone Ditw ...

The total number of houses completely destroyed across Sri Lanka due to the calamity triggered by Cyclone Ditwah has exceeded ...

The council of the disaster management centre was told by the officials that 2.2 million people were affected by the disaster in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is trying to steady its tourism sector after Cyclone Ditwah tore through the island. The country said it's open for ...

In Mawathura, in the heart of the country, rescue teams are searching for the bodies of victims of the torrential rains and ...

Electrician V. K. Muthukrishnan ran to help when a lightning-fast mudslide flattened his neighbour's home in rural Sri Lanka -- only to see his own house swept away minutes later.

BATANG TORU, Indonesia (AP) — Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1,300 in ...