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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Sri Lanka’s death toll from Sunday’s killer tidal wave, may be much higher
Sri Lanka’s death toll from Sunday’s killer tidal wave, may be much higher than initially expected, government officials told state television Tuesday morning.Sri Lanka’s death toll from Sunday’s killer tidal wave, may be much higher than initially expected, government officials told state television Tuesday morning. Death tolls were put around 10,000 on Monday but a […]
Indonesia may overtake Sri Lanka’s casualty rate following Sunday’s massive tidal wave
Indonesia’s death toll of 25,000 people may be higher than Sri Lanka’s body count, following the earthquake and tidal wave that struck on Boxing Day, which left tens of thousands of people dead, injured or missing.Indonesia’s death toll of 25,000 people may be higher than Sri Lanka’s body count, following the earthquake and tidal wave […]
Sri Lanka Tsunami – Waiting Game
The Boxing Day tsunami strike on the Sri Lankan coastline is expected to wipe off the bottomlines of local insurance companies, with the industry waiting for clarifications from international re-insurers before settling claims.The Boxing Day tsunami strike on the Sri Lankan coastline is expected to wipe off the bottomlines of local insurance companies, with the […]
Hotel halls are converted into makeshift shelters, with 200 beds collected in city hotels.
Converting hotel halls and clubs into makeshift shelters, the Tourism Ministry has got together some 200 beds in city hotels to house tourists stranded after the weekend disaster.Converting hotel halls and clubs into makeshift shelters, the Tourism Ministry has got together some 200 beds in city hotels to house tourists stranded after the weekend disaster. […]
Postpone vacations to Sri Lanka the tourism authorities
Sri Lankan tourism authorities ask foreign tourists to stay away for the next few weeks, as the tsunami hit island grapples with evacuation needs in-house and from the Maldives.Sri Lankan tourism authorities ask foreign tourists to stay away for the next few weeks, as the tsunami hit island grapples with evacuation needs in-house and from […]
Medical Worry – Tidal Wave Update 4
Rotting human and animal remains, lack of clean water and overstretched medical facilities are increasing the risk of disease in Sri Lanka’s tsunami struck coastal areas, as the disaster enters its third day. Rotting human and animal remains, lack of clean water and overstretched medical facilities are increasing the risk of disease in Sri Lanka’s […]
Lanka Disaster – Lines Busted
Fixed line phone services in Tangalle, Hambantota and Matara are completely disrupted after the weekend tidal wave, Sri Lanka Telecom said today. Fixed line phone services in Tangalle, Hambantota and Matara are completely disrupted after the weekend tidal wave, Sri Lanka Telecom said today. The network was affected after the tidal wave submerged and severely […]
Fuel Flow
Sunday’s tsunami puts one of Sri Lanka’s main fuel storage centres out of business, starving the Southern region of fuel. Sunday’s tsunami puts one of Sri Lanka’s main fuel storage centres out of business, starving the Southern region of fuel. “The Galle depot is not operational.We don’t know the extent of damage yet. A team […]
Banks mooting plans for fund to meet immediate rebuilding needs
The Banking sector is mooting plans for a fund to meet immediate rebuilding needs in the hotel sector in the tidal wave affected south and east of Sri Lanka.The Banking sector is mooting plans for a fund to meet immediate rebuilding needs in the hotel sector in the tidal wave affected south and east of […]