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Sri Lanka decides to stop international donations of food and selected medical items and focus on other areas of shortage to rehabilitate tsunami victims.Sri Lanka decides to stop international donations of food and selected medical items and focus on other areas of shortage to rehabilitate tsunami victims. “We have temporarily discontinued foreign aid in some […]
Sri Lanka Tsunami – Patchwork
Tsunami hit Sri Lanka’s top donors led by the World Bank plans to roll out emergency recovery credit facilities together with a quick donors meeting to assess the damage caused by killer waves last Sunday. Tsunami hit Sri Lanka’s top donors led by the World Bank plans to roll out emergency recovery credit facilities together […]
Sri Lanka President calls for unity to face disaster
Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga Tuesday appealed for unity to rebuild her ethnically divided nation devastated by the tsunami which killed thousands.Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga Tuesday appealed for unity to rebuild her ethnically divided nation devastated by the tsunami which killed thousands. In her first address to the nation since the tragedy struck Sunday, […]
UDA to draw up master reconstruction plan
The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has dropped all routine work to concentrate its efforts in drawing up an coastal belt reconstruction master plan, to rebuild the region guttered by Sunday tsunami.The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has dropped all routine work to concentrate its efforts in drawing up an coastal belt reconstruction master plan, to rebuild […]
Jetwing is reporting 47 dead and 31 missing as of Wednesday.
Jetwing is reporting 47 dead and 31 missing as of Wednesday.Officials say of the dead some 30 persons have not been identified. In addition to guests who succumbed to Sunday’s devastating tsunami, are the remains of persons not in the hotel’s register.Jetwing is reporting 47 dead and 31 missing as of Wednesday. Officials say of […]
Saving Grace
Thirty six stranded British tourists were rescued in Sri Lanka thanks to a mobile phone with one of them and technology that could pin-point the user, an official involved in the rescue told AFP Thirty six stranded British tourists were rescued in Sri Lanka thanks to a mobile phone with one of them and technology […]
Come Home
The Sri Lankan government is looking for its missing progeny to speed up rehabilitation activity and aid distribution.The Sri Lankan government is looking for its missing progeny to speed up rehabilitation activity and aid distribution. A press notice issued in Sinhala from the Government Information Department said “All those (government employees) that are displaced please […]
Sri Lanka Tsunami – Amateur Call
Sri Lanka’s amateur radio operators are offering their services to any area that needs communications services.Sri Lanka’s amateur radio operators are offering their services to any area that needs communications services. Until yesterday The Radio Society of Sri Lanka operated a short wave radio link between Hambantota and the Prime Minister’s disaster management office at […]
Eleven hotels resume operations in the South
Eleven hotels resumed operations in the South after Sunday’s tidal wave caused widespread destruction along the coast and a death toll touching 25,000. Location Hotels in Operation Hotels out of Operation Bent
Sri Lankan Tsunami – Aid Drip
The Asian Development Bank said it will re-allocate existing funds of up to US$ 25 mn so that urgent aid can be rolled out quickly to disaster hit areas.The Asian Development Bank said it will re-allocate existing funds of up to US$ 25 mn so that urgent aid can be rolled out quickly to disaster […]
Wash Out?
Tsunami-hit Sri Lanka has claimed over 20,000 lives, with the insurance industry receiving claims for over Rs.5 bn so far. Tsunami-hit Sri Lanka has claimed over 20,000 lives, with the insurance industry receiving claims for over Rs. 5 bn so far. While the economic losses are expected to be enormous, the insurance losses arising from […]
Round the Bend
Sunday’s tsunami has uprooted Sri Lanka’s transport systems and left the railway with damages mounting over Rs 6 bn.Sunday’s tsunami has uprooted Sri Lanka’s transport systems and left the railway with damages mounting over Rs 6 bn. “There are extensive damages to the coastal rail system,”said Priyal de Silva, General Manager, Sri Lanka Railways. “The […]