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Over 77,000 people affected by adverse weather in Sri Lanka
26 Nov 2024 (10:52 PM) Sri Lanka s Central Bank implements a single policy rate mechanism
26 Nov 2024 (11:38 PM) Eight including 6 children missing after tractor swept away by floods
26 Nov 2024 (10:54 PM) Sri Lanka s new President needs to address longstanding abuses, impunity - Human Rights Watch
26 Nov 2024 (7:27 PM) Flood warnings issued for low-lying areas of Malwathu Oya
27 Nov 2024 (10:26 AM) Six flights diverted due to bad weather at BIA
26 Nov 2024 (11:22 PM) |
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says that the prevailing inclement weather conditions in the country have so far affected 77,670 persons from 22,532 families across 15 districts. 
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to implement a single policy interest rate mechanism, the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), transitioning from its dual policy interest rate mechanism with effect from today (27 November). 
(UPDATED) At least eight persons including 06 children are reported missing while two children have been rescued after the tractor they were travelling on was caught in flood waters in Karaitivu in Ampara District this evening (26). 
Sri Lanka s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, should address the country s many human rights problems by fulfilling and building upon pledges he made in recent election campaigns, Human Rights Watch has said in a letter to the president. 
The Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for several low-lying areas of Malwathu Oya Basin, effective until 5.30 a.m. on November 29, 2024. 
A total of six flights scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have been diverted to the Mattala Airport and the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in India due to adverse weather conditions. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
