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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 […]

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’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’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 […]

Hundreds of travellers on Sri Lanka’s main coastal highway, have gone missing after tidal waves hit the coastal road Sunday.Hundreds of travellers on Sri Lanka’s main coastal highway, have gone missing after tidal waves hit the coastal road Sunday. The A-2, popularly known as the Galle Road, starts from Colombo and hugs the coast along […]

Colombo Stock Exchange is closed for trading on Monday as Sri Lanka takes stock of the economic and human devastation of the tidal wave that hit the country.Colombo Stock Exchange is closed for trading on Monday as Sri Lanka takes stock of the economic and human devastation of the tidal wave that hit the country. […]

Panicked residents in Galle is running for safety as fresh tsunami fears emerge. An lbo correspondent near Karapitiya Hospital says patients have started to climb to the roof in search of safety Panicked residents in Galle is running for safety as fresh tsunami fears emerge. An lbo correspondent near Karapitiya Hospital says patients have started […]

Sri Lanka’s money markets opened for trading on Monday and Central Bank is standing by to provide liquidity needs of money and foreign exchange markets, officials said.Sri Lanka’s money markets opened for trading on Monday and Central Bank is standing by to provide liquidity needs of money and foreign exchange markets, officials said. But the […]

Sri Lanka has so far reported the highest loss of life from the tsunami that swept nations bordering the Indian Ocean on Sunday. LBO Cameras captured some scenes in the aftermath of the tidal wave that has so far killed over 4500. Sri Lanka has so far reported the highest loss of life from the […]

A team of six UN experts in humanitarian aid delivery is due in Sri Lanka today to assess the current situation and help the government draw up an international appeal for help. A team of six UN experts in humanitarian aid delivery is due in Sri Lanka today to assess the current situation and help […]

Panic that spread through Galle that tidal waves are re-emerging is easing slightly but police have turned away residents who attempted to return to the town. Eyewitnesses say police in Galle town are trying to clear up putrefying corpses as soon as possible.Already the stench of rotting bodies is in the air. Rotting bodies of […]

The official death toll from the tidal wave in Sri Lanka is now estimated to be 4,590 at mid-day Monday, but missing persons are put at twice that.The official death toll from the tidal wave in Sri Lanka is now estimated to be 4,590 at mid-day Monday, but missing persons are put at twice that. […]